Vasily Melnikov
Kotelnikovo
43 yr old (born in 30.01.1983)
Address: 404103, Волгоградская область, г. Волжский, ул. Александрова, 86, ФКУ "ИК № 12 УФСИН России по Волгоградской области", Мельников Василий Юрьевич, 1983 г.р.
Write a letter-
Write a letter with Vestochka
vestochka.io/p/vasily-melnikov -
Help us& send letters
vestochka.io/#donate
A resident of Kotelnikovsky District in the Volgograd Region, he was prosecuted for public calls to separatism following a post about the potential creation of a “Kotelnikovo Republic.” Melnikov pleaded guilty, and the case was heard under a special procedure. On 23 August 2017, he was sentenced to 320 hours of community service.
In July 2023, it emerged that Melnikov had been detained on charges of spreading false information about the Armed Forces. On 16 January 2024, he was sentenced to five years in a general-regime penal colony.
You can read more about politically persecuted people in the Telegram channel OVD-Info LIVE and our database of politically motivated criminal prosecutions.
Vasily Melnikov
will receive your letter
You can also send a paper letter via regular mail. More details on how to do this can be found in the instructions on the "Open Space" website, the material from which was used in this text.
Address: 404103, Волгоградская область, г. Волжский, ул. Александрова, 86, ФКУ "ИК № 12 УФСИН России по Волгоградской области", Мельников Василий Юрьевич, 1983 г.р.
Support Vestochka
You can help out OVD-Info, the human rights project behind this platform. By supporting us, you’re helping various projects and initiatives kick off their campaigns and petitions, and make a real positive impact. As we say at OVD-Info, no one should face injustice alone.
If you have a Russian bank card, you can also support our fundraising campaign to pay for postage in rubles