Zakhar Petukhov
- Criminal Code
- Article 207.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war cases
- Verdict
- Compulsory labour
- Date of verdict
- 2025-05-27
- Region
- Kaluga Oblast
- City
- Obninsk
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 10 September 2025
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Case summary
A resident of Obninsk (Kaluga Region). A case was brought against him for spreading deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces. In March 2025, local media circulated a video showing a young man with a blurred face apologised for spreading "unflattering statements", "as well as fakes". The reason for the prosecution was Petukhov's message in a chat room at home, in which he wrote about the massacre of civilians in Bucha by the Russian military. Petukhov was placed under house arrest. On 30 April 2025, the case was submitted to court. On 27 May 2025, he was sentenced to 2 years of compulsory labour.
Others charged under Article 207.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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