Monument": At least 69 victims of political repression have died in Russia since the start of full-scale war. Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, at least 69 people have died in prison, during searches, under house arrest or shortly after release. This is how the human rights project reported "Support for political prisoners. memory". Among the dead were 63 men and six women. Of these, four died in 2022, ten people died in 2023, 26 in 2024, 13 in 2025 and 16 in part of 2026. At least 29 of the 69 people died due to illness or lack of medical care. It is known that some of them publicly stated that their health was deteriorating, but their appeals were ignored. At least 20 people died from beatings, torture or their consequences. Ten people are suspected to have committed suicide. One person died as a result of his hunger strike in protest and one was intentionally killed in the colony. The causes of death of eight other people - Alexander Prov, Dmitry Polonin, Oleg Pronko, Roman Zarovnia, Vladimir Udovika, Alexander Markov, Rustam Khalikov and Nikolai Popov - are unknown. The youngest dead prisoners were 18-year-old Daniil Dakhov and Pavel Grimak from Melitopol, who were kidnapped by Russian security forces in August 2023. The oldest is Valery Mitko, who died of an illness at the age of 81. The average age of the victims at the time of their death was about 51 years.

Monument": At least 69 victims of political repression have died in Russia since the start of full-scale war. Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, at least 69 people have died in prison, during searches, under house arrest or shortly after release. This is how the human rights project reported "Support for political prisoners. memory". Among the dead were 63 men and six women. Of these, four died in 2022, ten people died in 2023, 26 in 2024, 13 in 2025 and 16 in part of 2026. At least 29 of the 69 people died due to illness or lack of medical care. It is known that some of them publicly stated that their health was deteriorating, but their appeals were ignored. At least 20 people died from beatings, torture or their consequences. Ten people are suspected to have committed suicide. One person died as a result of his hunger strike in protest and one was intentionally killed in the colony. The causes of death of eight other people - Alexander Prov, Dmitry Polonin, Oleg Pronko, Roman Zarovnia, Vladimir Udovika, Alexander Markov, Rustam Khalikov and Nikolai Popov - are unknown. The youngest dead prisoners were 18-year-old Daniil Dakhov and Pavel Grimak from Melitopol, who were kidnapped by Russian security forces in August 2023. The oldest is Valery Mitko, who died of an illness at the age of 81. The average age of the victims at the time of their death was about 51 years.