Dmitrii Bogmut
- Criminal Code
- Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war cases
- Verdict
- Ban on activity, Imprisonment (general regime)
- Sentence
- 7 years
- Date of verdict
- 2026-01-30
- Region
- Saint Petersburg
- City
- Saint Petersburg
- Facility
- ФКУ «ИК № 5 УФСИН России по Санкт-Петербургу и Ленинградской области»
- Address for letters
- 196641, Санкт-Петербург,поселок Металлострой, Северный проезд, 1, ФКУ «ИК № 5 УФСИН России по Санкт-Петербургу и Ленинградской области», Богмут Дмитрий Игоревич, 1975 г.р.
Case summary
Technician of the neutron physicochemical research laboratory of the Kurchatov Institute in Gatchina. On 5 April 2024, he was taken into custody in a case of spreading deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces due to dozens of comments and publications about the war, including a Deutsche Welle video titled "Attack on Pavlograd, how Putin is preparing for a defensive war and undermining the combat capability of the Russian Army". He later said that he had been forced to kneel for two hours during a search in his work office and was not allowed to wear outdoor trousers before a meeting to elect a preventive measure. On 22 November 2024, it became known that Bogmut was not receiving medical care in the pre-trial detention centre.
On 30 January 2026, the court sentenced him to seven years in a general regime colony.
Others charged under Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code
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