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Barsukov Sergei Anatolievich

Date of birth: February 2, 1963 (63 years old)
citizenship: Россия
City of residence: Slavgorod
Article of the Criminal Code:  282.2 ч. 1
Form of repression:  pre-trial detention
Pursuit stage:  verdict delivered – appeal pending
Sentence:  6 лет лишения свободы в колонии общего режима
Date of sentencing:  May 18, 2026
Current location:  Remand Prison No. 1, Russian Federal Penitentiary Service for Altai Krai

Sergei Barsukov is a resident of Slavgorod, works as a mechanic, is married, and before his imprisonment cared for his elderly mother.

On 18 May 2026, he was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment under the article on organising the activities of an extremist organisation and was taken into custody.

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