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Sergei Loshakov

ImprisonedChecked October 18, 2026

Sergei Loshakov, born 1987, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug. Charges: Article 275, Russian Criminal Code (Treason against the state); “Sergei Loshakov's case of treason”. Sentence (December 9, 2024): 9 years' imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since September 1, 2023; place of detention: Penal colony No. 5, Ivanovo Oblast. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, November 25, 2025.

In brief

Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug · Surgut

Sentence

9 years

imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony

Verdict December 9, 2024

No information about an appeal ruling.

Charges

Latest event

November 25, 2025 — 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. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 9 years

  3. · Preventive measure: pre-trial detention

  4. · Persecution begins

    Sergei Loshakov's case of treason

Criminal case

Sergei Loshakov's case of treason

Case number
2-17/2024

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Facility: Penal colony No. 5, Ivanovo Oblast

Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)

153512, Ивановская область, г. Кохма, ул. Кочетовой, дом 59а, ФКУ «ИК № 5 УФСИН по Ивановской области», Лошаков Сергей Сергеевич, 1987 г.р.

Address checked October 18, 2026

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Full summary

According to OVD-Info

A resident of Surgut. On September 29, 2023 he was arrested for 15 days under the administrative article on disobedience to the lawful demands of a police officer (Article 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences). It is stated in the police report that he refused to be checked for involvement in some extremist activities. At the end of the arrest term, on October 13, 2023, Loshakov was again detained and then arrested for the same period under the same article. According to the police report, he refused to be checked for involvement not only in extremist activities, but also in discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. On October 28, he was arrested for the third time for 15 days under the same article. This time, it was alleged that he had received information about the theft of a GAZ car axle, he was taken to the car park to give explanations, but he resisted on arrival. Apparently, when his third arrest expired, Loshakov was taken into custody on a criminal case of treason in the form of providing financial assistance to a foreign state. On December 9, 2024, he was sentenced to nine years in a strict regime penal colony.

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