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Ivan Kryukov

Ivan Kryukov

49 yr old (born in 09.10.1976)

Address: 457670, ул. Северная д.1, Челябинская область, г. Верхнеуральск, ФКУ «Тюрьма ГУФСИН России по Челябинской области», Крюков Иван Александрович, 1976 г.р.

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A resident of the Leningrad Region. A case was opened against him for participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation because of his correspondence with the Russian Freedom Legion. According to the investigation, he joined the legion's chat room in Telegram, filled out a questionnaire, wrote "RDK near" on a ballot paper during the presidential election on the organisation's instructions, and sent photos and diagrams of a certain power line to the "curators", as well as "expressed a desire to be useful in the offensive in Belgorod". On 7 February 2025, Kryukov was sentenced to 11 years in a strict regime penal colony.

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Address: 457670, ул. Северная д.1, Челябинская область, г. Верхнеуральск, ФКУ «Тюрьма ГУФСИН России по Челябинской области», Крюков Иван Александрович, 1976 г.р.

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