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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex46 · male
OccupationDriver
Arrested inDomodedovo, Moscow Oblast
Held at—
CategorySocial media
StatusConvicted
Sentence—
Case Summary
Sergey Chadaev was fined 100,000 rubles for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces. The case originated from an obscene comment he made on the VKontakte social network regarding a post about a woman supporting the front lines. He had previously faced administrative fines for similar social media activity.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01The conviction was based on a comment made in a VKontakte community.
- 02He was fined 30,000 rubles administratively in March 2023 before the criminal case.
- 03The comment was directed at a post about civilian support for the military.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01discrediting the Russian Armed Forces
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 280.3
Documented Legal Violations (1)
- Freedom of expression
03Analysis
AI Assessment
MEDIUM0%
ANALYSIS:Subject shows a 0% probability of mistreatment based on historical patterns in this region.
ModelXGB-Text
Accuracy94.2%
Predicts torture risk and case urgency from arrest data using XGBoost.
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Technology usedVK
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Sergey Chadaev is a common Russian name with a typical Russian patronymic structure.
04Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Sergey Chadaev (PPW case cmgoim7x). Retrieved June 21, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmgoim7xd0005lizyc0lybkva. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/sergey-chadaev).
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