Case identifier RU-CMI8
Urgency: Low
Age: 20 YRS
Arrest location: Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast
Category: Protest
Mikhail Sukhoruchkin
Mikhail Sukhoruchkin was charged with vandalism for writing "PUTIN = WAR" on a monument. He made a forced apology video and subsequently left Russia, receiving political asylum in Poland.
LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026
Trial status: unknown