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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex32 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inPenza, Penza Oblast
Held at—
Categoryanti_war
StatusReleased
Sentence1 year
Russia · context
1,220documented cases
376 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Case Summary
Dmitry Volkov, while serving a sentence in a penal colony, was convicted of spreading false information about the Armed Forces. He received a suspended prison sentence and was placed under administrative supervision after his release.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Convicted of spreading false information while in prison.
- 02Talked about events in Bucha and on Zmeiny Island.
- 03Received a suspended sentence.
- 04Placed under administrative supervision.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Spreading false information about the 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
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Dmitry Volkov is a common Slavic Russian name, and the arrest location is within the Russian heartland.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
July 1, 2022
Sentence served
4y 0mo / 1 year
05Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
OVD-InfoCase facts, charges, dates, and status.
PPW analysisRisk, surveillance & sentence estimates — probabilistic, not the source's reporting.
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Dmitry Volkov (PPW case cmi8852v). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi8852ve003vli0thb5ykvk0. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/dmitry-volkov).
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