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Vitalii Zhuravlev

Vitalii Zhuravlev

Akhtubinsk

45 yr old (born in 17.01.1981)

Address: 613040, Кировская область, г. Киров-Чепецк, ул. Овражная, 16, ФКУ «ИК № 5 УФСИН России по Кировской области», Журавлев Виталий Владимирович, 1981 г.р.

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He is a resident of Akhtubinsk (the Astrakhan oblast). In June 2024, a case of discrediting the Armed Forces was reported to have been initieted against him. Zhuravlev signed a personal recognisance not to leave the country. On 17 December 2024, he was sentenced to two years in a general regime colony.

No later than February 2025, a new case of discrediting the Armed Forces was initiated against Zhuravlev. The basis for it was an anti-war picture on VKontakte published on 24 February 2022. On 21 May 2025, Zhuravlev was sentenced to 2.5 years in a general regime colony with a two-year ban on administering websites. This sentence was imposed in conjunction with the first sentence.

Another case under this article was initiated against Zhuravlev for an anecdote about the Russian army. On 16 December 2025, the court sentenced him to two years and eight months of imprisonment in a colony in conjunction with the previous sentence.

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Address: 613040, Кировская область, г. Киров-Чепецк, ул. Овражная, 16, ФКУ «ИК № 5 УФСИН России по Кировской области», Журавлев Виталий Владимирович, 1981 г.р.

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