Pavel Siutkin
Pavel Siutkin, born 1965, Moscow. Charges: Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government…); “Pavel Siutkin’s case of military “fakes””. Sentenced on September 15, 2026. Status: imprisoned. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, October 17, 2025.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Writers · Anti-war cases
Sentence
6 years
Imprisonment (general regime)
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, Siutkin posted publications in his public channel in the Telegram messenger, which, according to psychological and linguistic research, contained knowingly false information about the actions of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation against the civilian population of Ukraine. According to OVD-Info, one of the posts was published in 2022 and dealt with the events in Bucha.
Latest event
September 15, 2026 — new court ruling
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, October 17, 2025
FACTUM stories
October 17, 2026
Pavel Syutkin: Six Years in Prison Over a Post About Bucha
A Moscow court sentenced culinary historian Pavel Syutkin to six years in a penal colony over posts about Bucha. The case involved raids, a closed trial and a disputed expert report. His defense has appealed.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 6 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Persecution begins
Pavel Siutkin’s case of military “fakes”
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
Pavel Siutkin’s case of military “fakes”
- Case number
- 01-0338/2026
Thematic group: Anti-war case
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Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
111020, г. Москва, Лефортовский вал, д. 5, ФКУ СИЗО-2 ГУФСИН России по г. Москве ("Лефортово"), Сюткин Павел Павлович, 1965 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
He is a writer and author of books on Russian cuisine. In June 2025, his home was searched, during which equipment was seized. On 8 October, he was detained in a case of spreading deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces for his posts about the war in Ukraine, including a 2022 post about the events in the Ukrainian city of Bucha, which was occupied by Russian troops in the first weeks of the war.
The day after his arrest, the court ordered that he be taken into custody.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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