Vladimir Kuprin
Vladimir Kuprin, born 1998, Kurgan Oblast. Charges: Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government…); “Vladimir Kuprin's case of "fakes" about the Russian Armed Forces”. Sentence (April 9, 2024): 5 years' imprisonment in a general regime colony, ban on administration of Internet sites for 3 years. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since June 25, 2024; place of detention: Penal colony No. 1, Kurgan Oblast. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, June 26, 2024.
In brief
Kurgan Oblast · Shchuchye · Anti-war cases
Sentence
5 years
imprisonment in a general regime colony, ban on administration of Internet sites for 3 years
Upheld March 11, 2025
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)
Full wording of the charges
The reason for the prosecution was some messages on a personal page on social media, discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Latest event
March 11, 2025 — cassation
The court upheld the verdict.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, June 26, 2024
Timeline
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 5 years
· Persecution begins
Vladimir Kuprin's case of "fakes" about the Russian Armed Forces
Criminal case
Vladimir Kuprin's case of "fakes" about the Russian Armed Forces
- Case number
- 1-14/2024 (1-95/2023;)
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 1, Kurgan Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
640008, г. Курган, ул. Часовая 2-я, 40, ФКУ «ИК № 1 УФСИН России по Курганской области», Куприн Владимир Евгеньевич, 1998 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of the Kurgan Region. A case was brought against him for spreading deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces. The court refused to place Kuprin in custody. On 9 April 2024 Kuprin was sentenced to five years in a general regime colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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