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Ivan Shcherbakov

Ivan Shcherbakov

28 yr old

Address: 677911, Республика Саха (Якутия), с. Табага, ул. Каландаришвили, 2, ФКУ «ИК № 7 УФСИН по Республике Саха (Якутия)», Щербаков Иван Алексеевич, 1998 г.р.

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A resident of Kansk, Krasnoyarsk Krai. On 9 September 2024, he was detained. Mediazona claims that he was charged with treason as late as November. The grounds for his prosecution were two transfers of money to Ukraine. On 6 October 2025, Shcherbakov was sentenced to 12 years in a strict regime penal colony.

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Address: 677911, Республика Саха (Якутия), с. Табага, ул. Каландаришвили, 2, ФКУ «ИК № 7 УФСИН по Республике Саха (Якутия)», Щербаков Иван Алексеевич, 1998 г.р.

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