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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sexmale
Occupation—
Arrested inOmsk, Omsk Oblast
Held at—
Categoryanti_war
Statuson trial
Sentence—
Russia · context
1,245documented cases
387 urgent · 76 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
31
Case Summary
A resident of Omsk is facing a case for disseminating false information about the Russian Armed Forces. The case was brought before the court in May 2025 and is awaiting a verdict.
Key Facts
06 entries- 01Accused of spreading false information
- 02Case involves the Russian Armed Forces
- 03Case is currently in court
- 04Charged with spreading false information
- 05Case is before the court
- 06Defendant's full name is unknown
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Dissemination of knowingly false information about the Russian Armed Forces
- 02Spreading \"fakes\" about the RF Armed Forces
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 207.3
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
80%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionUnknown
The surname Zaznaev is a common patronymic structure found among ethnic Russians.
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: A. Zaznaev (PPW case cmi87y60, record version 2026-07-16). Retrieved July 16, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi87y60i0017li0tvg152xz1. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/-zaznaev).
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