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Martynov Nikolay Olegovich

Николай Мартынов

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Martynov Nikolay Olegovich

Date of birth: August 4, 1997 (28 years old)
Occupation: спорт
Article of the Criminal Code:  275
Form of repression:  deprivation of liberty
Pursuit stage:  currently serving a sentence
Sentence:  14 лет лишения свободы в колонии строгого режима
Date of sentencing:  June 11, 2025
Current location:  unknown

Martynov Nikolai Olegovich, born August 4, 1997, worked as an engineer in the technical department at the Patriot Ministry of Defense Park, sold chevrons with the symbols of security forces - from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Airborne Forces to Rusich and Wagner, participated in the pro-Kremlin movement We Are Together, a resident of the Moscow Region city of Odintsovo. On June 11, 2025, under Article 275 of the Russian Criminal Code ("High Treason"), he was sentenced to 14 years in prison. He has been in custody since February 21, 2024.

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