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Sorokin Vladimir Anatolievich

Date of birth: July 17, 1959 (66 years old)
City of residence: Kaliningrad
Occupation: адвокатура
Article of the Criminal Code:  282.3 ч. 1
Form of repression:  pre-trial detention
Pursuit stage:  verdict delivered – appeal pending
Date of arrest:  January 1, 1
Sentence:  1 год лишения свободы в колонии общего режима
Date of sentencing:  June 4, 2026
Current location:  unknown
Lists of persecuted:  General list

Vladimir Sorokin was born on 17 July 1959, is a resident of Kaliningrad, a lawyer, and a member of the bureau of the Yabloko party in Kaliningrad. On 4 June 2026, under Part 1 of Article 282.3 of the Russian Criminal Code (‘Financing extremist activity’), he was sentenced to one year’s imprisonment for transferring 500 rubles to Aleksei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation. During the investigation and trial, he was under a ban on certain actions. He was taken into custody after the verdict was announced.