Sergey Nichiporuk
Sergey Nichiporuk, born 1993, Moscow 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…); “Moscow region military serviceman's case on "fakes" about the Russian Armed Forces”. Sentence (April 9, 2026): 5 years' imprisonment in a general regime penal colony. Status: imprisoned.
In brief
Moscow Oblast · Odintsovo · Military personnel · Anti-war cases
Sentence
5 years
imprisonment in a general regime penal colony
No information about an appeal ruling.
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
According to the investigation, on 25 August 2022, in the city community of Krasnoznamensk in one of the social networks he posted a post with a screenshot that contained "knowingly false information" that the Russian military took lives and used violence against civilians.
Latest event
April 9, 2026 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict: 5 years.
Criminal case
Moscow region military serviceman's case on "fakes" about the Russian Armed Forces
- Case number
- 1-81/2026
Thematic group: Anti-war case
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Full summary
He served in the Russian Armed Forces in the Moscow region. A case was brought against him for spreading deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces because of a certain post in the urban community of Krasnoznamensk. In March 2026, the case went to court. On 9 April 2026, Nichiporuk was sentenced to five years in a general regime colony.
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- Russia
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