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Ter-Arutyunov Bogdan Grigoryevich

Date of birth: January 21, 1979 (47 years old)
citizenship: Россия
City of residence: Lyubertsy
Occupation: образование и педагогика; наука; спорт
Article of the Criminal Code:  280.4 ч. 2 para. «в»
Form of repression:  deprivation of liberty
Pursuit stage:  решение суда вступило в силу
Date of arrest:  August 9, 2024
Sentence:  3 года лишения свободы в колонии общего режима
Date of sentencing:  September 5, 2025
Current location:  unknown

Bogdan Ter-Arutyunov is a PhD candidate in technical sciences, a specialist in thermal physics, and a tutor; he was a former professional basketball player. He was sent to pretrial detention after being charged with inciting activities against state security. For two comments on VK declaring that the Crimean Bridge should be destroyed, Ter-Arutyunov was sentenced to 3 years.