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Petrov Andrei Vladimirovich

Date of birth: October 10, 1971 (55 years old)
citizenship: Россия
City of residence: Pskov
Occupation: аналитика; экономика и финансы
Article of the Criminal Code:  205.2 ч. 2
Pursuit stage:  решение суда вступило в силу
Date of arrest:  February 24, 2026
Sentence:  5 лет 8 месяцев лишения свободы в колонии общего режима
Date of sentencing:  June 24, 2026
Current location:  Remand Prison No. 1, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast
Hobbies: История, технологии, экономика, культура, музыка (Аквариум, ДДТ и другой русский рок)

In June 2026, Andrei Petrov, a Pskov resident and senior data analyst at PJSC Moscow Exchange, was sentenced to 6 years on charges of inciting terrorism, based on two comments he had posted on Telegram 3 years earlier. He was accused of calling for violence against Putin and his "cronies." On appeal, his sentence was reduced by four months.