Chernobaev Viktor

Updated: August 6, 2024
Name: Chernobaev Viktor Viktorovich
Date of Birth: April 10, 1995
Current status: accused
Articles of Criminal Code of Russian Federation: 282.2 (2)
Time spent in prison: 2 day in a temporary detention facility, 33 day in a pre-trial detention
Current restrictions: detention center
Currently held in: Detention Center No.2 for Nizhny Novgorod Region
Address for correspondence: Chernobaev Viktor Viktorovich, born 1995, SIZO No.2 for Nizhny Novgorod Region, Pos. Druzhny, Kstovsk district, Nizhny Novgorod Region, 607683O

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Biography

A criminal case was opened against Viktor Chernobaev and his wife Alena for their faith in July 2024. Their house was searched, after which the spouses were placed in a pre-trial detention center.

Viktor was born in April 1995 in the village of Novonikolaevskiy, Volgograd region. He grew up in a large family with three brothers. Their father is an electrician, and their mother runs a warehouse.

After school, Viktor immediately went to work—for some time he was repairing washing machines, and until his arrest he worked as a courier. In his free time, he enjoys spearfishing.

In 2013, Viktor decided to follow in the footsteps of his elder brother. Because of his peace-loving views, the young man asked for the replacement of military service with an alternative civilian one, and completed it in Kstovo (Nizhny Novgorod region), where he subsequently remained to live.

In 2017, Viktor married Alena, who shares his views on life. Spouses love to spend time together in nature. Their family hobbies are fishing and camping.

Relatives worry about Viktor and Alena and support them in every possible way.

Case History

In July 2024, mass searches took place in the Nizhny Novgorod and Astrakhan regions, as a result of which three married couples ended up in a pre-trial detention center. Two weeks earlier, the Ministry of Internal Affairs initiated a criminal case against peaceful believers for participating in extremist activities. The criminal case was based on the testimony of classified witnesses, as well as hidden audio and video recordings of worship services that had been held for several years.
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