🇷🇺 Russia

Nikita Romanovich Kreshchuk

Крещук Никита Романович

medium Priorityotherconvicted

6 years

Age 26 · male

Detained September 5, 2021(1,684 days)

Moscow

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AI Assessment

HIGH

60%

MODEL ANALYSIS: Subject shows a 60% probability of mistreatment based on historical patterns in this region.

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Accuracy94.2%

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Key Information

Age: 26
Gender: male
Sentence: 6 years
Arrested: September 5, 2021

Location

Country of Arrest: Russia

Arrest Location: Moscow; 55.6256°, 37.6064°
Current Location: General regime colony

Name Origin Analysis

⚠️ ML-inferred from onomastic analysis — not verified identity. For aggregate research only.

Inferred Ethnicity: Slavic Russian
Region of Origin: Slavic Russia
Likely Religion: Orthodox Christian
Confidence: 90%
Reasoning: “The name structure (first name, patronymic, surname) and the common Russian components strongly suggest a Slavic Russian background.”

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Data Source

Source: Memorial Human Rights Centre

Russia · Memorial

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Case Summary

Nikita Kreshchuk was sentenced to 6 years in a general regime colony for inciting hatred and involvement in organizing mass riots. He has been in custody since September 5, 2021.

Charges (2)

Inciting hatred or enmity
Involvement in organizing mass riots

Criminal Code Articles (2)

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Key Facts (2)

Resident of Moscow
Sentenced on April 5, 2024

Legal Timeline

Arrest Date

September 5, 2021

Sentence Length

6 years

Native Language Summary

Крещук Никита Романович родился 23 января 1998 года, житель Москвы. 5 апреля 2024 года по п. «в» ч. 2 ст. 282 УК РФ («Действия, направленные на возбуждение ненависти либо вражды, а также на унижение достоинства человека и группы лиц по признакам принадлежности к какой-либо социальной группе, совершённые публично, с использованием сети “Интернет”, организованной группой») и ч. 1.1 ст. 212 УК РФ («Вовлечение лица в организацию массовых беспорядков, сопровождавшихся насилием, погромами, поджогами, уничтожением имущества, применением иных веществ и предметов, представляющих опасность для окружающих, а также оказанием вооружённого сопротивления представителю власти») приговорён к 6 годам лишения свободы в колонии общего режима. Лишён свободы с 5 сентября 2021 года.