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Aleksander Bratakhin

Aleksander Bratakhin

Cherepovets

47 yr old (born in 20.07.1978)

Address: 160019, Вологодская область, г. Вологда, ул. Трудовая, 2, ФКУ СИЗО-2 УФСИН России по Вологодской области, Братахин Александр Николаевич, 1978 г.р.

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A resident of Cherepovets, a refractory worker at Severstal. In July 2025, the FSB reported his detention and arrest under the case of calls for terrorism. According to the version of law enforcers, he repeatedly posted on the Internet calls for a violent change of power in Russia. In particular, the man wrote that Putin should be "shot together with the United Russia party" and called to "chase this shitty government away".

According to Mediazona, Bratakhin was already detained on 5 June. On 14 October 2025, the court sentenced him to three years in a general regime colony.

You can read more about politically persecuted people in the Telegram channel OVD-Info LIVE and our database of politically motivated criminal prosecutions.

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Address: 160019, Вологодская область, г. Вологда, ул. Трудовая, 2, ФКУ СИЗО-2 УФСИН России по Вологодской области, Братахин Александр Николаевич, 1978 г.р.

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