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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex46 · male
OccupationDriver
Arrested inDomodedovo, Moscow Oblast
Held at—
CategorySocial media
StatusConvicted
Sentence—
Russia · context
1,220documented cases
376 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Case Summary
Sergey Chadaev was fined 100,000 rubles for making an obscene comment on the VKontakte social network. The comment was directed at a post regarding a woman providing supplies to soldiers at the front.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01Fined 30,000 rubles administratively in March 2023.
- 02Sentenced to a 100,000 ruble fine in June 2024.
- 03The case originated from a comment in the 'Podslushano Domodedovo' VK community.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01discrediting the Russian Armed Forces
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 280.3
Documented Legal Violations (1)
- Freedom of expression
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Technology usedVK
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Sergey Chadaev is a common Russian name with a typical Russian patronymic structure.
04Sources
Data Source
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Sergey Chadaev (PPW case cmgoim7x). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmgoim7xd0005lizyc0lybkva. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/sergey-chadaev).
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