May 31 is Vasily Kuksov’s birthday

According to the message Anarchist Black Cross Moscow, he will turn 37 years old.

Vasily Kuksov was sentenced to 9 years in prison in the so-called Network Case, accused of participating in the activities of a "anarchist terrorist organization" and possession of weapons. He is expected to be released in October 2026.

While in pre-trial detention, Vasily was diagnosed with tuberculosis. He underwent a long treatment in the prison hospital and managed to defeat the illness. He is currently serving his sentence in a general-regime correctional colony in the Nizhny Novgorod region.

Vasily worked as a design engineer and volunteered at animal shelters. Since his student years, he has been passionate about music, participated in the "Khoper" singer-songwriter festival, and performed at the Penza Regional Philharmonic. He loves nature and hiking. His elderly parents are waiting for him to return home.

Address for letters: Kuksov Vasily Alekseevich, born 1988, Federal Correctional Institution IK-16 of the Russian Federation, Prosek village, Zavodskaya St., Building 50, Nizhny Novgorod Region, 606246, Russia. Note that postcards and letters should be written in Russian - you may use free online translation tools for that. Maximum weight for letters is 100 grams.

Bank details to support Vasily's parents financially (from inside Russia only): bank card 2202 2002 6519 9776 (Sberbank, Alla Sergeevna).

More information about the Network Case can be found at rupression.com.

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