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Burenkov Pavel Sergeevich

Date of birth: July 15, 1999 (27 years old)
citizenship: Россия
Occupation: рабочие профессии
Article of the Criminal Code:  205.2 ч. 2
Pursuit stage:  решение суда вступило в силу
Sentence:  1 год 6 месяцев лишения свободы в колонии общего режима
Date of sentencing:  March 31, 2026
Current location:  unknown

Pavel Burenkov, an electrician from the Bryansk oblast, was sentenced to 1.5 years of imprisonment on charges of justifying terrorism. The charges stemmed from a single social media post in which he spoke favorably of the Russian Volunteer Corps.