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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex27 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inVolzhsky, Volgograd Oblast
Held at—
CategorySocial media
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 Vanifatiev, a resident of Volzhsky, received a 2-year suspended sentence for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces. The case was initiated over a video about the war in Ukraine that he shared on his Telegram channel, along with a comment referring to Russian soldiers as \"occupiers.\"
Key Facts
03 entries- 01Received 2-year suspended sentence.
- 02Posted video about Ukraine war on Telegram channel.
- 03Prior administrative conviction for discrediting the army.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Discrediting the Russian Armed Forces
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 280.3
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Technology usedTelegram
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Dmitry is a common Slavic name, and the patronymic Vanifatiev suggests a Russian or Slavic background.
04Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Dmitry Vanifatiev (PPW case cmgoisrp). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmgoisrp5002rlizyfdc5x0np. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/dmitry-vanifatiev).
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