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Chubukov Ilia Aleksandrovich

Date of birth: October 4, 1994 (32 years old)
citizenship: Россия
City of residence: Belgorod
Occupation: IT
Article of the Criminal Code:  214 ч. 2 ; 222.1 ч. 1
Pursuit stage:  решение суда вступило в силу
Date of arrest:  September 19, 2023
Sentence:  6 лет 6 месяцев лишения свободы в колонии общего режима, штраф 50.000 рублей
Date of sentencing:  January 21, 2025
Current location:  Penal Colony No. 8, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Kaliningrad Oblast

28-year-old programmer Ilia Chubukov was detained on suspicion of setting fire to a pro-war street installation in the shape of the letter Z. Following his arrest, he was subjected to brutal torture, and the key to his dormitory room was taken from him. When he was brought to the room for a search, a grenade, a block of TNT, and a detonator were discovered inside. The young man maintains that these items were planted by FSB officers. A court sentenced Ilia Chubukov to 6.5 years on charges of vandalism and the possession of explosive devices and explosive substances.