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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex28 · male
OccupationEntrepreneur
Arrested inKostroma Oblast
Held at—
CategorySocial media
StatusConvicted
Sentence6 years
Russia · context
1,226documented cases
379 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Case Summary
Roman Losyakin was sentenced in absentia to 6 years in prison for spreading false information about the Russian Armed Forces. The case was based on a repost of a video about Bucha and a comment critical of the Russian army.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Sentenced in absentia to 6 years
- 02Reposted video about Bucha
- 03Commented critically on Russian army
- 04Left Russia in September 2022
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Spreading deliberately false information about the Armed Forces
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 207.3
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name structure and common surname suggest a typical Russian background, reinforced by the Kostroma Oblast location.
04Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Roman Losyakin (PPW case cmgn4tp9). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmgn4tp9d000llisx45hdc981. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/roman-losyakin).
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