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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex23 · male
OccupationMilitary
Arrested inKhabarovsk, Khabarovsk Krai
Held at—
Categoryanti_war
StatusConvicted
Sentence—
Russia · context
1,220documented cases
376 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Diplomatic
International Attention documented.
Identified by international monitoring bodies and diplomatic missions as a priority concern.
Case Summary
Daniil Frolkin was given a suspended sentence of 5 years and 6 months for spreading false information about the Russian Armed Forces. This follows after his confession to involvement in the killings of civilians in Kyiv Region.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Confessed to killing civilians in Kyiv Region.
- 02Convicted of spreading false information about the Armed Forces.
- 03Received a suspended sentence.
- 04Applied for dismissal from service.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Dissemination of deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 207.3
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionUnknown
The name Daniil Frolkin is a common Russian name structure, and the arrest location is in a major Russian city.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
January 1, 2022
05Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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PPW analysisRisk, surveillance & sentence estimates — probabilistic, not the source's reporting.
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Daniil Frolkin (PPW case cmi888ny). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi888nyw0055li0tqc6r0kby. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/daniil-frolkin).
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