A picket in support of Saveliy Frolov was held in Yerevan.

An activist held a solo picket outside the Russian embassy in Yerevan demanding the release of Saveliy Frolov.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," in October 2022, 21-year-old Saveliy Frolov was detained at the "Verkhniy Lars" checkpoint. He was arrested on charges of preparing to defect to the enemy. Investigators believed he was planning to join a Ukrainian armed group. Frolov denied his guilt. The "Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial" project recognized Saveliy Frolov as a political prisoner. A court in Vladikavkaz sentenced Frolov to six years in prison and a fine of one hundred thousand rubles on charges of treason. The appellate court upheld the verdict.

Activist Alexander Sherchenkov held a solo picket today in front of the Russian Embassy in Yerevan. The picket was held in support of Saveliy Frolov, who was sentenced to six years in a maximum-security prison for corresponding with people from Ukraine under the article "Preparing to "Depart to the Enemy's Side," which is equivalent to treason under Russian law, RusNews reported today.

The inscription on the "Freedom for Saveliy Frolov" poster, which Sherchenkov held, is adorned with peace signs, according to a photograph attached to the post.

As "Caucasian Knot" reported, St. Petersburg activist Alexander Sherchenkov has repeatedly held pickets in front of the Russian Embassy in Yerevan demanding the release of prisoners in Russia, whose persecution he considers unjust. On March 16, he held a solo picket demanding the release of Ruslan Sidiki, who had complained of torture after his arrest. Alexander Sherchenkov is an activist and anarchist who flew to Yerevan from St. Petersburg in June 2022 after facing the risk of criminal prosecution for discrediting the army. This risk was associated with the fact that Sherchenkov repeatedly attended protests with a poster containing a pacifist slogan, the Russian-language publication Lava Media reported on December 24, 2024.