Igor Potapenko
Igor Potapenko is a Russian general and the head of prisons in St. Petersburg, known for issuing explicit orders to prison guards to treat Ukrainian prisoners of war with extreme cruelty and without regard for standard procedures. His directives have been linked to systematic torture practices against detainees, particularly those associated with Ukrainian nationalist groups, during the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
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The Vice-Governor of St. Petersburg, Igor Potapenko, reported a 60% decrease in registered migrants in the city in 2024.
В Петербурге решили запретить мигрантам работать курьерами и таксистами — РБК
Russia· 2025-05-29The Vice-Governor of St. Petersburg, Igor Potapenko, reported a 60% decrease in registered migrants in the city in 2024.
В Петербурге решили запретить мигрантам работать курьерами и таксистами — РБКRussia· 2025-05-29The Vice-Governor of St. Petersburg, Igor Potapenko, reported a 60% decrease in registered migrants in the city in 2024.
В Петербурге решили запретить мигрантам работать курьерами и таксистами — РБКRussia· 2025-05-28Igor Potapenko, head of the St Petersburg FSIN branch, reportedly encouraged the use of violence against prisoners.
Inside Taganrog: beatings, electrocution and starvation at prison where Ukrainians were tortured | Russia
United Kingdom· 2025-04-30
Igor Potapenko, the vice-governor of St. Petersburg, received a question regarding the fitness club's ban on bikinis.
Петербургский фитнес-клуб объяснил запрет клиенткам плавать в бикини — РБКRussia· 2025-03-22Igor Potapenko, the vice-governor of St. Petersburg, received a question regarding the fitness club's ban on bikinis.
Петербургский фитнес-клуб объяснил запрет клиенткам плавать в бикини — РБКRussia· 2025-03-22Igor Potapenko is the Vice-Governor of St. Petersburg who received a question regarding the fitness club's ban on bikinis.
Петербургский фитнес-клуб объяснил запрет клиенткам плавать в бикини — РБКRussia· 2025-03-22Igor Potapenko, the vice-governor of St. Petersburg, received a question regarding the fitness club's ban on bikinis.
Петербургский фитнес-клуб объяснил запрет клиенткам плавать в бикини — РБКRussia· 2025-03-22Igor Potapenko, the Vice-Governor of St. Petersburg, threatened the fitness club with legal action for banning women from wearing bikinis.
Власти Петербурга пригрозили уголовным делом за запрет плавать в бикини — РБКRussia· 2025-03-21
Igor Potapenko, the Vice-Governor of St. Petersburg, threatened the fitness club with legal action for banning women from wearing bikinis.
Власти Петербурга пригрозили уголовным делом за запрет плавать в бикини — РБКRussia· 2025-03-21General Igor Potapenko gathered his special forces to inform them about a new system designed specifically for captured Ukrainians.
Mărturiile unor foști gardieni din închisorile pentru prizonieri de război ucraineni: „Fiți cruzi, să nu vă fie milă de ei”
Romania· 2025-02-11
General-Major Igor Potapenko issued explicit orders to be cruel to Ukrainian prisoners.
«Massacrateli pure, nessuno vi punirà»: ecco il piano per torturare i prigionieri ucraini nelle carceri russe
Italy· 2025-02-11
Igor Potapenko is the general who issued explicit orders for cruelty towards Ukrainian prisoners in St. Petersburg prisons.
«Massacrateli pure, nessuno vi punirà»: ecco il piano per torturare i prigionieri ucraini nelle carceri russeItaly· 2025-02-11