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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex32 · female
OccupationHistorian
Arrested inSaint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg
Held at—
Categoryanti_war
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
Yulia Karpukhina is charged with sending e-mail messages to the RANEPA mail with an alleged threat of an explosion if a ransom is not provided. The ransom was allegedly to be transferred to support the AFU.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01Charged with sending a false bomb threat to RANEPA
- 02Alleged ransom to support the AFU
- 03Detained and released on obligation to appear
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01False report about mine laying
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 207
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Yulia and the surname Karpukhina are typical of Russian Slavic naming conventions.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
May 8, 2022
05Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Yulia Karpukhina (PPW case cmi8839k). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi8839kg0035li0ttl4dvccw. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/yulia-karpukhina).
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