On the eve of Memorial Day for the victims of political repression, the project "Support for political prisoners. Monument published a new report on the deaths of political prisoners and other victims of political persecution in Russia. Human rights activists estimate that at least 69 people were killed between the start of the all-out war against Ukraine in February 2022 and the end of October 2026. The authors of the report see the lack of medical care as the main reason. They note that judges and Federal Correctional Service employees systematically ignore the critical health condition of inmates, and treat complaints as "simulation." Human rights activists counted 29 such cases.

On the eve of Memorial Day for the victims of political repression, the project "Support for political prisoners. Monument published a new report on the deaths of political prisoners and other victims of political persecution in Russia. Human rights activists estimate that at least 69 people were killed between the start of the all-out war against Ukraine in February 2022 and the end of October 2026. The authors of the report see the lack of medical care as the main reason. They note that judges and Federal Correctional Service employees systematically ignore the critical health condition of inmates, and treat complaints as "simulation." Human rights activists counted 29 such cases.