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Novosad Aleksandr Mikhaylovich

Date of birth: July 12, 1973 (53 years old)
citizenship: Россия
City of residence: Chelyabinsk
Occupation: промышленность
Article of the Criminal Code:  275 ; 205.2 ч. 2 ; 280 ч. 2
Pursuit stage:  verdict delivered – appeal pending
Date of arrest:  March 27, 2024
Sentence:  17 лет лишения свободы в колонии строгого режима
Date of sentencing:  May 27, 2026
Current location:  unknown

Aleksandr Novosad worked as a shop foreman at a company selling and installing ventilation equipment. He was charged with incitement to extremism (three counts), justifying terrorism and inciting it online (four counts), and treason for anti-Putin comments on Telegram channels and for transferring 15,000 rubles to Ukraine. During his arrest, he was beaten, abused, and forced to record a video confession. The court sentenced Novosad to 17 years of imprisonment.