Abramov Sergey Mikhaylovich (Ekaterinburg)

In late October 2024, Sergei Abramov, a 61-year-old teacher at a college affiliated with the Ural State Mining University, was detained in Yekaterinburg. criminal case was opened against him for "fakes" about the Russian army using his official position. According to law enforcement, Abramov "promoted Ukrainian values and discredited the RF Armed Forces among students." In March 2024, during classes, he 'deliberately made statements containing knowingly false information' about the Russian armed forces. In particular, during one of the classes, Abramov allegedly stated: 'The Donetsk and Luhansk regions were occupied by Russia after the annexation of Crimea... On March 18, Crimea was seized, and then after Crimea, the Luhansk and Donetsk regions were seized, they are occupied by Russia, I emphasize, occupied.'" Do you not understand the word "occupied"? Captured. On November 2, 2024, the Leninsky District Court of Yekaterinburg chose a measure of restraint for Abramova in the form of a ban on certain actions. On May 28, 2025, Judge Yulia Lobanova of the Lenin District Court of Yekaterinburg found Sergey Abramov guilty and sentenced him to 10 months of corrective labor with a 15% deduction from his salary to the state budget. The verdict was not appealed and entered into legal force.