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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex46 · male
OccupationEngineer
Arrested inSaint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg
Held at—
CategoryProtest
StatusConvicted
Sentence—
Russia · context
1,220documented cases
376 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Case Summary
Dmitry Khodin, an engineer and father of three, was fined for making anti-war and anti-Putin inscriptions on memorials and steles in St. Petersburg. He was initially accused of desecrating mass graves, but the defense proved there were no graves at the location.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Made anti-war inscriptions on memorials and steles
- 02Initially accused of desecrating mass graves
- 03Defense proved no graves were desecrated
- 04Fined 40,000 rubles
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01vandalism
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 214
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Dmitry is a common Slavic name, and Khodin is a typical Russian surname.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
March 1, 2022
05Sources
Data Source
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Dmitry Khodin (PPW case cmi88ery). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi88eryd007hli0t99bakieo. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/dmitry-khodin).
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