🇷🇺 Russia

Vladimir Vasilievich Linnik

Линник Владимир Васильевич

medium Priorityotherconvicted

6 years

Age 49 · male

Detained July 27, 2022(1,359 days)

Bondarevo, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine

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AI Assessment

MEDIUM

24%

MODEL ANALYSIS: Subject shows a 24% probability of mistreatment based on historical patterns in this region.

ModelXGB-2.1

Accuracy94.2%

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Key Information

Age: 49
Gender: male
Sentence: 6 years
Arrested: July 27, 2022

Location

Country of Arrest: Russia

Arrest Location: Bondarevo, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine

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 (Vladimir, Vasilievich) is typical of Russian Orthodox Christian naming conventions.”

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Data Source

Source: Memorial Human Rights Centre

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Case Summary

Vladimir Linnik, a tractor driver from the Luhansk region of Ukraine and father of two minor children, was sentenced to 6 years in a general regime colony for participating in a terrorist community. He was deprived of his liberty in July 2022.

Charges (1)

participation in a terrorist community

Criminal Code Articles (1)

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Key Facts (4)

Tractor driver from Luhansk region, Ukraine.
Father of two minor children.
Convicted of participating in a terrorist community.
Sentenced to 6 years in a general regime colony.

Legal Timeline

Arrest Date

July 27, 2022

Sentence Length

6 years

Native Language Summary

Линник Владимир Васильевич родился 14 марта 1974 года, гражданин Украины, житель села Бондарево Луганской области, работал трактористом, отец двоих несовершеннолетних детей. 20 декабря 2023 года приговорён по ч. 2 ст. 205.4 УК РФ («Участие в террористическом сообществе») к 6 годам колонии общего режима. Лишён свободы с 27 июля 2022 года.