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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sexmale
OccupationMilitary
Arrested inUlan-Ude, Buryatia
Held at—
CategoryProtest
Statusunknown
Sentence—
Russia · context
1,220documented cases
376 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Case Summary
Kirill, a mobilized junior sergeant, allegedly refused to go to Ukraine and shoot at Ukrainians, then escaped through a hole in the fence. He faces charges for unauthorized abandonment of a military unit.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01Refused to go to Ukraine and shoot Ukrainians
- 02Escaped from military unit
- 03Mobilized as junior sergeant
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Unauthorized abandonment of a military unit
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 337
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
80%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Kirill is a common Slavic name, and the location in Buryatia suggests a Russian-speaking context.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
January 1, 2022
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: Kirill (PPW case cmi883hs). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi883hsj003bli0tbmmfp1og. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/kirill).
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