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Bozhovsky Vasily Vasilievich

Date of birth: February 17, 1980 (46 years old)
Occupation: образование и педагогика
Article of the Criminal Code:  207.3 ч. 2 para. «д»
Form of repression:  wanted
Pursuit stage:  preliminary investigation
Current location:  not in custody
Lists of persecuted:  Current list of those persecuted without imprisonment

Bozhovsky Vasily Vasilievich born in 1980, resident of Moscow, teacher, marketer.

Charged under Part 1 of Article 207.3 of the Russian Criminal Code ("Public dissemination of knowingly false information about the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the exercise of powers by state bodies of the Russian Federation, the provision by volunteer formations, organisations or individuals of assistance in the performance of tasks assigned to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation or the troops of the National Guard of the Russian Federation", up to 5 years in prison). Later the charges were increased and he was charged under Part 2 of Article 207.3 of the Russian Criminal Code.

He was under house arrest since April 11, 2025, left Russia and was placed on the wanted list.

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22 May, 2025 | 10:30

Vasily Bozhovsky is a political prisoner