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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex63 · male
OccupationFormer security officials
Arrested inTomsk, Tomsk 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
Viktor Lavrentiev was fined 1 million rubles for spreading false information about the actions of the Russian army in Ukraine on social media. He allegedly relied on eyewitness accounts, including the destruction of a maternity hospital in Mariupol.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01Published false information on social media
- 02Relied on eyewitness accounts
- 03Fined 1 million rubles
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Spreading false information about the activities of the Russian 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 Viktor Lavrentiev is a common Russian name with a typical Slavic structure.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
March 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: Viktor Lavrentiev (PPW case cmi885le). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi885leu003zli0t5k1cqxxq. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/viktor-lavrentiev).
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