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Osipov Vladimir Pavlovich

Date of birth: November 13, 1969 (56 years old)
Article of the Criminal Code:  207.3 ч. 2 para. «д»
Pursuit stage:  death
Sentence:  6 лет 6 месяцев лишения свободы в колонии общего режима
Date of sentencing:  November 10, 2025
Lists of persecuted:  Archive ; Deceased victims of political persecution

Osipov Vladimir Pavlovich, born on November 13, 1969, a resident of the city of Dzerzhinsky, Moscow region. On November 10, 2025, he was sentenced to 6 years and 6 months' imprisonment in a general regime penal colony under paragraph "d" of Part 2 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (Public dissemination, under the guise of reliable reports, of knowingly false information containing data on the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to protect the interests of the Russian Federation and its citizens based on political hatred). Has been in custody since November 13, 2024. On March 16, 2026, his death in pretrial detention due to lack of treatment was reported .

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