Mitrofanov Andrey Egorovich

In the city of Berezniki, Perm Krai, in May 2023, a criminal case was initiated for repeated 'discrediting' of the Russian army against 52-year-old local resident Andrey Mitrofanov. On May 19, 2023, he was placed on federal wanted list, and on July 25 he was detained. On July 27, the Sverdlovsk District Court of Perm, at the request of the investigation, chose a measure of restraint for Mirofanova in the form of house arrest. On August 16, the measure of restraint was changed to detention. According to law enforcement officers, the defendant constantly violated the conditions of his house arrest in Berezniki. The lawyer noted that there was no water supply in the man's house, due to which he had to go out into the street for water. Earlier, in 2022, the Berezniki City Court of the Perm Territory twice brought Andrey Mitrofanov to administrative responsibility under the article on discrediting the army due to anti-war comments on VKontakte. On March 1, 2024, the Berezniki City Court of the Perm Territory found Andrei Mitrofanov guilty and sentenced him to a fine of 200 thousand. rubles. He was released in the courtroom. On May 14, 2024, the Perm Regional Court upheld the verdict. No later than September 2025, two more criminal cases were initiated against Andrey Mitrofanov - for repeated demonstration of extremist symbols and repeated discrediting of the Russian army. The details of the charges are unknown. The man was placed in a pre-trial detention center. Earlier, in June 2024, Mitrofanov was held administratively liable under the article on the demonstration of extremist symbols and three times under the article on discrediting the Russian army. The reason for the administrative offense report on the demonstration of extremist symbolism was a status in the "Interests" section on the social network VKontakte, in which the man indicated his activity: "Navalny's Headquarters. VKontakte comments served as the basis for bringing him to administrative responsibility under the article on discrediting the Russian army. It is unknown exactly what Mitrofanov wrote. A criminal case was also opened against Mitrofanov for public calls for terrorism. The details of the charges are unknown.