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Pavel Verbitsky

Pavel Verbitsky, a retired former serviceman, is being prosecuted for allegedly publicly justifying terrorism. The case is related to comments he made online, including a poem he published criticizing the war, and he has since left Russia.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

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