Viktor Nikitin
Viktor Nikitin, born 1988, Khabarovsk Krai. Charges: Article 275.1, Russian Criminal Code (Confidential cooperation with foreigners); “Viktor Nikitin's case of confidential cooperation with a foreign organisation”. Sentence (June 6, 2025): 5 years' imprisonment in a general regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since June 1, 2024; place of detention: Penal colony No. 14, Khabarovsk Krai. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, October 23, 2025.
In brief
Sentence
5 years
imprisonment in a general regime colony
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 275.1, Russian Criminal Code — Confidential cooperation with foreigners
Latest event
October 23, 2025 — recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, October 23, 2025
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 5 years
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for Khabarovsk Territory
Criminal case
Viktor Nikitin's case of confidential cooperation with a foreign organisation
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 14, Khabarovsk Krai
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
682640,Хабаровский край, г. Амурск, шоссе Машиностроителей д.10, ФКУ «ИК № 14 УФСИН России по Хабаровскому краю», Никитин Виктор Валерьевич, 1988 г.р.
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Full summary
A resident of the Khabarovsk Krai. He was charged with confidential co-operation with foreigners. In January 2025, his case went to court. On June 6, 2025, Nikitin was sentenced to five years in a general regime colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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