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Fetisov Mikhail Erazmovich

Date of birth: January 16, 1974 (52 years old)
citizenship: Россия
City of residence: Saint Petersburg
Occupation: медицина; охрана
Pursuit stage:  court of first instance
Date of arrest:  October 15, 2025
Current location:  Remand Prison No. 1, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast

Mikhail Fetisov is a neurologist from St Petersburg. He is married and has a third-degree disability. His home was first searched in summer 2024. Fetisov was not detained at the time, but was forced to resign from his job. After that, he was only able to find work as a security guard.

More than a year later, in October 2025, Fetisov was arrested over three anti-war publications on VK, under the articles on spreading false information about the Russian Armed Forces and calls for activities against the security of the Russian Federation. Fetisov does not admit guilt, considering his prosecution unconstitutional. Taken together, the charges carry a sentence of up to 12 years in prison.

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