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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex55 · female
OccupationNurse
Arrested inMytishchi, Moscow region
Held atUnknown
Categoryanti_war
StatusConvicted
Sentence—
Russia · context
1,226documented cases
379 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Case Summary
Vera Nikolaeva was sentenced to 1 year of forced labor for damaging military graves and monuments dedicated to defenders of the Fatherland. She was detained from June 3 to August 26 and from September 12, 2024.
Key Facts
02 entries- 01Accused of damaging war memorials
- 02Sentenced to forced labor
Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
Николаева Вера Николаевна родилась 26 декабря 1968 года, жительница города Мытищи Московской области, медсестра. 26 августа 2024 года приговорена по п. «а» и «б» ч. 2 ст. 243.4 УК РФ («Повреждение воинских захоронений, а также памятников, посвящённых защитникам Отечества в период ВОВ, в целях причинения ущерба значению таких объектов, группой лиц по предварительному сговору или организованной группой») к 1 году принудительных работ. Была лишена свободы с 3 июня по 26 августа и с 12 сентября 2024 года.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Damage to military graves and monuments dedicated to defenders of the Fatherland during WWII, with the aim of harming the significance of such objects, by a group of persons in a preliminary conspiracy or by an organized group
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 243.4
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
95%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name structure (Nikolaeva, Vera, Nikolaevna) is typical of Russian Orthodox Christian naming conventions.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
June 3, 2024
05Sources
Data Source
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Vera Nikolaevna Nikolaeva (PPW case cmi8bmww). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi8bmwwo006clipfvjfq3rvh. Original data from Political Prisoners Support. Memorial (https://memopzk.org/figurant/nikolaeva-vera-nikolaevna/).
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