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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sexmale
Occupation—
Arrested inObninsk, Kaluga Oblast
Held at—
CategorySocial media
StatusConvicted
Sentence2 years
Russia · context
1,220documented cases
376 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Case Summary
Zakhar Petukhov, a resident of Obninsk, was sentenced to 2 years of compulsory labor for spreading false information about the Russian Armed Forces. His prosecution stemmed from a message in a residential chat regarding the Bucha massacre.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01Sentenced to 2 years of compulsory labor.
- 02Message in chat about Bucha massacre led to charges.
- 03Was placed under house arrest.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Spreading fake news about 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 Zakhar Petukhov is a common Russian name structure, and the location is within the Russian heartland.
04Sources
Data Source
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Zakhar Petukhov (PPW case cmgoisoa). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmgoisoa8002olizye8iqpirh. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/zakhar-petukhov).
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