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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex26 · male
Occupation—
Arrested in—
Held at—
CategoryOther
Statusunknown
Sentence—
Russia · context
1,220documented cases
376 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
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Cultural
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Ethnic
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Case Summary
Ivan Zabavsky, a Ukrainian citizen, disappeared in the occupied Kharkov region in September 2022. He traveled to his native village to evacuate his mother but went missing.
Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
Иван Забавский, гражданин Украины, пропал в оккупированной Харьковской области в сентябре 2022 года. Он поехал в родное село, чтобы вывезти мать, но пропал.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Espionage
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. ст. 276 УК РФ
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
95%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name structure (Ivan, Grigoryevich, and the surname ending) is typical of Russian Orthodox Christian naming conventions.
04Sources
Data Source
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Ivan Grigoryevich Zabavsky (PPW case cminfz8y). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cminfz8yv000cliuv1874qm97. Original data from politzek.org (https://www.politzek.org/prisoners#ivan-grigoryevich-zabavsky).
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