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Sergey Zvyagin

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Sergey Zvyagin, born 1979, Moscow. Charges: Article 214 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Vandalism committed by a group of people, or motivated by hatred or animosity); “The case on anti-war inscriptions on the wall of a building in Moscow”. Sentence (June 28, 2022): 8 months' restriction of liberty. Status: at large.

In brief

Moscow · Moscow · Anti-war cases

Sentence

8 months' restriction of liberty

Verdict June 28, 2022

No information about an appeal ruling.

Charges

Full wording of the charges

According to investigators, Zvyagin wrote an inscription on a wall of building that discredited the Russian armed forces and the president.

Latest event

February 1, 2023 — persecution ends

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · Persecution ends

  2. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict

  3. · Persecution begins

    The case on anti-war inscriptions on the wall of a building in Moscow

Criminal case

The case on anti-war inscriptions on the wall of a building in Moscow

Case number
01-0012/145/2022

Other defendants in the case

Thematic group: Anti-war case

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

Житель Москвы. В апреле 2022 года его задержали по делу о вандализме из-за надписи, предположительно, на трансформаторной будке. Надпись, по версии следствия, дискредитировала Вооруженные силы РФ и президента. Звягина поместили под домашний арест. Признал вину, дело рассматривалось в особом порядке. 29 июня 2022 года Звягина приговорили к восьми месяцам ограничения свободы.

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