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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex71 · male
OccupationRetired
Arrested inYoshkar-Ola, Mari El
Held at—
CategorySocial media
StatusConvicted
Sentence—
Russia · context
1,226documented cases
379 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Medical
Health Concerns Identified.
Vascular dementia
Case Summary
Yuri Blagodarov was fined 400,000 rubles for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces and inciting hatred. The charges stem from comments and posts related to the war in Ukraine and the Mari people.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01Fined for discrediting the army and inciting hatred.
- 02Comments related to the war in Ukraine and the Mari people.
- 03Diagnosed with vascular dementia and ordered to receive outpatient psychiatric treatment.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Discrediting the Russian Armed Forces
- 02Incitement of hatred
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 280.3
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Yuri and the patronymic Blagodarov are common Russian names, and the arrest location is within the Russian Federation.
04Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Yuri Blagodarov (PPW case cmgoinb0). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmgoinb0m000ilizyhhr7houw. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/yuri-blagodarov).
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