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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex39 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inDmitrov, Moscow Oblast
Held at—
CategoryProtest
StatusReleased
Sentence2 years
Russia · context
1,220documented cases
376 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Case Summary
Eugene Yaremenko, a Ukrainian citizen, was sentenced to two years in a penal colony for desecrating a flag. He was also accused of stealing a bicycle and discrediting the Russian Armed Forces.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Tore down a flag on Minina Street
- 02Accused of stealing a bicycle
- 03Shouted 'No to war' and called for Putin's resignation
- 04Fined for discrediting the Armed Forces
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Flag desecration
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 329
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Eugene Yaremenko is a common Slavic Russian name with a typical Russian patronymic structure.
04Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Eugene Yaremenko (PPW case cmi88gzw). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi88gzwa0086li0tp715631p. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/eugene-yaremenko).
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