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Valerii Gurskii

Valerii Gurskii

Voronezh

62 yr old (born in 23.12.1963)

Address: 394030, Воронежская область, г. Воронеж, ул. Желябова, 56, ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по Воронежской области, Гурский Валерий Иванович, 1963 г.р.

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A resident of the Voronezh region. On 13 July 2020, Gurskii's house was searched, after which he was detained. Later, the court decided to take him into custody in the case of organising activities of an extremist organisation. On 2 December, a preventive measure in the form of a ban on certain actions was chosen.

On 21 November 2025, the court sentenced him to six 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: 394030, Воронежская область, г. Воронеж, ул. Желябова, 56, ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по Воронежской области, Гурский Валерий Иванович, 1963 г.р.

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