Dmitrii Prozorov
Dmitrii Prozorov, born 1971, Kirov 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…); “Dmitrii Prozorov's case of "fakes" about the Russian Armed Forces”. Sentence (February 26, 2025): 5 years' imprisonment in a general regime penal colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since April 1, 2025; place of detention: Medical correctional facility No. 12, Kirov Oblast. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, June 24, 2025.
In brief
Kirov Oblast · Kirov · Former security officers · Anti-war cases
Sentence
5 years
imprisonment in a general regime penal colony
Upheld September 18, 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 case was opened over "a couple of small comments about Bucha" that a man had left in the local Tipichnyi Kirov online comminity in 2022.
Latest event
September 18, 2025 — cassation
The court upheld the verdict.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, June 24, 2025
Timeline
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· Imprisonment begins
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 5 years
Criminal case
Dmitrii Prozorov's case of "fakes" about the Russian Armed Forces
- Case number
- 1-49/2025 (1-731/2024;)
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Write a letter
Facility: Medical correctional facility No. 12, Kirov Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
613020, г. Кирово-Чепецк, Кировская область, ФКУ «ЛИУ № 12 УФСИН России по Кировской области», Прозоров Дмитрий Владимирович, 1971 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Kirov, a former member of the law enforcement agencies. A case was opened against him for spreading deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces because of his comments about the events in Bucha. The case came to court in December 2024. On 26 February 2025, Prozorov was sentenced to five years in a general regime penal colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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