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Mikhail Gordanov

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Saint Petersburg

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Biography

A resident of St. Petersburg. A case of desecration of symbols of military glory was brought against him, five other people are on trial, three of them minors. In October 2025, the case went to trial. Gordanov was accused of distributing a video of two minors tearing down a copy of the Victory Banner. On 22 January 2026, he was sentenced to a year and a half suspended sentence.

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