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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex28 · female
OccupationOffice Worker
Arrested inSimferopol, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea
Held at—
CategorySocial media
Statuson trial
Sentence—
Russia · context
1,220documented cases
376 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Case Summary
Viktoria Samko, a former TV channel employee, is being prosecuted for a post about the war in Ukraine on a VKontakte group. The investigation claims that she made the post while working at the channel, and she has been under surveillance since March.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01Accused of posting false information about the Russian Armed Forces on VKontakte.
- 02Former employee of "Krym 24" TV channel.
- 03Under surveillance since March.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Dissemination of deliberately false information about the activities of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 207.3
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Technology usedVKontakte
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicityUkrainian
Region of originUkraine
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The surname Samko is highly characteristic of Ukrainian origin, and the location of Simferopol further supports this profile.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
August 4, 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: Viktoria Samko (PPW case cmi886jm). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi886jmo004eli0tc2awtxts. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/viktoria-samko).
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