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Nikolay Usov

Nikolay Usov was initially fined twice for discrediting the Russian army through anti-war posts and pickets. He was later convicted under a criminal charge for the same offense and sentenced to 1.5 years of compulsory labour, along with a ban on administering websites, later increased by one month on appeal.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Arsentiy Derenucza

Arsentiy Derenucza, a construction worker, was sentenced to 5 years in a general regime colony for collaborating with a foreign organization. He was accused of collecting and providing information about military objects in the Altai Krai to a Ukrainian organization.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

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