Mikhail Fetisov
Mikhail Fetisov, born 1974, Saint Petersburg. Charges: Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government…); Article 280.4 part 2 item v, Russian Criminal Code; “Mikhail Fetisov’s case on “fakes” about the Russian Armed Forces and calls for activities against the security of the Russian Federation”. Status: imprisoned.
In brief
Saint Petersburg · Saint Petersburg · Medical workers · Anti-war cases
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Preventive measure: transfer between facilities since April 1, 2026
Charges
- Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code — Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries (based on political, ideological, racial, national or religious hatred or enmity, or on grounds of hatred or enmity in relation to any social group)
- Article 280.4 part 2 item v, Russian Criminal Code
Latest event
April 1, 2026 — preventive measure: transfer between facilities
Timeline
· Preventive measure: transfer between facilities
· Persecution begins
Mikhail Fetisov’s case on “fakes” about the Russian Armed Forces and calls for activities against the security of the Russian Federation
Criminal case
Mikhail Fetisov’s case on “fakes” about the Russian Armed Forces and calls for activities against the security of the Russian Federation
- Case number
- 1-719/2026
Thematic group: Anti-war case
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Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
196655, Ленинградская область, г. Колпино, Колпинская ул., д. 9, ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по Санкт-Петербургу и Ленинградской области "Кресты", Фетисов Михаил Эразмович, 1974 г.р.
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Full summary
A resident of St. Petersburg, worked as a neurologist. In the summer of 2024, law enforcers came to his home. Shortly thereafter, he resigned from his job; later he managed to get a job as a guard at a kindergarten. On 15 October 2025, he was detained and then taken into custody on charges of spreading deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces and calling for activities against the security of the Russian Federation. He was informed about him by Andrei Trofimov, a resident of the Tver region who found himself in the same cell with him, who was prosecuted in two cases because of his anti-war statements and his intention to join the Freedom of Russia Legion.
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- Citizenship
- Russia
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