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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sexmale
OccupationEmergency worker
Arrested inYalta, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea
Held at—
Categoryanti_war
StatusConvicted
Sentence5 years
Russia · context
1,220documented cases
376 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Case Summary
Andrey Samodurov, an employee of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, received a five-year suspended sentence for spreading false information about the Russian Armed Forces' actions in Ukraine. He allegedly told residents of Yalta about an emergency evacuation due to US missiles and planes.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01Employee of Ministry of Emergency Situations
- 02Spread false information about Russian Armed Forces
- 035 years' suspended imprisonment
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Spreading “fakes” about the actions of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 207.3
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
40%EthnicityUnknown
Region of originUnknown
ReligionUnknown
The name structure is common in post-Soviet regions, but the specific combination is not strongly indicative of a single group.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
March 17, 2022
Sentence served
4y 3mo / 5 years
05Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
OVD-InfoCase facts, charges, dates, and status.
PPW analysisRisk, surveillance & sentence estimates — probabilistic, not the source's reporting.
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Andrey Samodurov (PPW case cmi88chu). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi88chue006mli0t61fsrslf. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/andrey-samodurov).
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