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Nikitin Viktor Valerievich

Date of birth: September 24, 1988 (37 years old)
citizenship: Россия
Article of the Criminal Code:  275.1
Form of repression:  deprivation of liberty
Pursuit stage:  решение суда вступило в силу
Sentence:  5 лет лишения свободы в колонии общего режима, 1 год 6 месяцев ограничения свободы
Date of sentencing:  June 6, 2025
Current location:  Penal Сolony No. 14, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Khabarovsk Krai
Hobbies: Рисование, изучение английского языка.

Nikitin Viktor Valerievich was born on September 24, 1988, and is a resident of Khabarovsk Krai. On June 6, 2025, he was sentenced to 5 years in a general regime penal colony under Article 275.1 of the Russian Criminal Code ('Confidential cooperation with a foreign organization for the purpose of assisting it in activities knowingly aimed against the security of the Russian Federation'). He has presumably been held in custody since June 2024.