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Shurkin Aleksandr Yurievich

Date of birth: July 25, 1995 (30 years old)
citizenship: Россия
City of residence: Ulyanovsk
Occupation: торговля и продажи
Article of the Criminal Code:  282.2 ч. 1
Pursuit stage:  preliminary investigation
Date of arrest:  December 4, 2025
Current location:  not in custody
Lists of persecuted:  Current list of those persecuted without imprisonment

Shurkin Aleksandr Yurievich, born July 25, 1995, is a resident of Ulyanovsk. He is charged under Part 1 of Article 282.2 of the Russian Criminal Code ("Organizing the activities of an extremist organization"). He has been under house arrest since December 4, 2025. He was released on February 26, 2026, under a prohibition of certain activities.

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