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Vladislav Kraval

ImprisonedChecked October 18, 2026

Vladislav Kraval, born 1975, Komi Republic. Charges: Article 214 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Vandalism committed by a group of people, or motivated by hatred or animosity); “The case of a false report of arson at a military recruitment centre in Ukhta”. Sentence (June 6, 2023): 6 years and 3 months in a general regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since October 1, 2022; place of detention: Penal colony No. 14, Arkhangelsk Oblast. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, March 18, 2024.

In brief

Komi Republic · Ukhta · Construction workers · Anti-war cases

Sentence

6 years 3 months

6 years and 3 months in a general regime colony

Verdict June 6, 2023

Upheld September 29, 2023

Charges

Full wording of the charges

According to the investigation, on September 25 he called the front office of the city police department and reported "knowingly false information" about the arson of the military recruitment office, and also defaced the banner with the letter Z because of "disagreement with the position of the state in terms of the conduct of the Defence Forces and mobilisation". Initially, Kraval was charged with false report of a terrorist act committed against social infrastructure or causing major damage (part 2 of article 207 of the Criminal Code), but then reclassified to false report with the aim of destabilising the authorities (part 3 of article 207 of the Criminal Code).

Latest event

March 18, 2024 — recognised as a political prisoner

Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Recognition by rights defenders

Timeline

  1. · Recognised as a political prisoner

    Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners

  2. · Appeal ruling

    upheld

  3. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 6 years 3 months

  4. · Preventive measure: pre-trial detention

  5. · Preventive measure: house arrest

  6. · Persecution begins

    The case of a false report of arson at a military recruitment centre in Ukhta

Criminal case

The case of a false report of arson at a military recruitment centre in Ukhta

Case number
1-136/2023

There are no other defendants in this case in the database.

Thematic group: Anti-war case

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Facility: Penal colony No. 14, Arkhangelsk Oblast

Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)

165115, Архангельская область, Вельский район, д. Горка-Муравьёвская, Спецгородок д.1 «А», ФКУ «ИК № 14 УФСИН России по Архангельской области», Краваль Владислав Владиславович, 1975 г.р.

Address checked October 18, 2026

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

Eco-activist. In September 2022, he was prosecuted for vandalism for defacing a banner with the letter Z and falsely reporting an impending terrorist attack at a military recruitment centre. The reason for the call with the message, as he later explained, was that he saw his son's name on the list of those subject to mobilisation. At the time of the search in the criminal case, Kraval was serving a six-day administrative arrest in a special reception centre under the article on evasion of compulsory labour (part 4 of article 20.25 of the Code of Administrative Offences). Later he was taken into custody as part of a criminal case. In December 2022, Kraval was transferred to house arrest. He was reclassified the charge to false reporting of a terrorist act to destabilise the authorities (part 3 of article 207 of the Criminal Code). In May 2023, Kraval was again taken into custody. Back in March, the prosecution petitioned to transfer Kraval to a pre-trial detention centre, claiming that he had violated the conditions of house arrest several times - in particular, approached the Palace of Culture, where he had previously defaced a banner. Then the court rejected this motion. On June, 6, 2023, Kraval was sentenced to six years and three months in a general regime colony.

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