October 20, 2026, 10:54 AMRSSRU

Sergey Soloviev

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Sergey Soloviev, born 1976, Vologda Oblast. Charges: Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries); “The case of Sergey Solovyov of discrediting the Russian Armed Forces”. Sentenced on February 5, 2025. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, March 8, 2025.

In brief

Vologda Oblast · Vologda · Entrepreneurs · Anti-war cases

Sentence

2 years

Compulsory labour

Sentence changed February 5, 2025

First instance, November 14, 2024: 2 years

Charges

Full wording of the charges

According to the investigation, "in January and September 2023, he posted comments of certain content in groups on the social network Vkontakte, in which he expressed a negative characterisation of servicemen of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation involved in the conduct of the special military operation, including those who had signed a contract". In October 2022, Solovyov was fined 30,000 rubles under the administrative article on defamation due to his comments on VKontakte, including for the comment "The Russian Ministry of Defence only writes fairy tales for suckers" under the post about "Ukrainian biolaboratories".

Latest event

March 8, 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. · Appeal ruling

    sentence changed · 2 years

  3. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 2 years

Criminal case

The case of Sergey Solovyov of discrediting the Russian Armed Forces

Case number
1-867/2024

There are no other defendants in this case in the database.

Thematic group: Anti-war case

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

A resident of Vologda. A case was brought against him for discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. On 14 November 2024 Soloviev was sentenced to two years in a penal colony.

All fields of the record
Citizenship
Russia
Place of detention
Penal colony No. 2, Vologda Oblast
Sources (1)

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