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Khutorov Mikhail Mikhailovich

Date of birth: June 22, 1990 (36 years old)
citizenship: Россия
City of residence: Dmitrov
Occupation: курьерская служба; пассажирский транспорт
Pursuit stage:  verdict delivered – appeal pending
Date of arrest:  August 6, 2025
Sentence:  7 лет лишения свободы в колонии общего режима
Date of sentencing:  July 14, 2026
Current location:  unknown

Mikhail Khutorov, a resident of Dmitrov in the Moscow oblast, has been sentenced to 7 years under three articles of the Criminal Code for comments he posted online regarding the war in Ukraine. Khutorov was found guilty of justifying and promoting terrorism, calling for activities directed against state security, and disseminating false information about the use of the Russian Armed Forces.