Serhiy Vsevolodovych Petrov

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Serviceman. Fled to China.

SERHIY VSEVOLODOVYCH PETROV (b. 1958, in Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast.
Serviceman. Fled to China.
Petrov served in the army in the Far East. Dissatisfied with the Soviet system, in 1978 he deserted and fled to China. He lived in China for a year, underwent training at an intelligence school, and in 1979 was illegally sent by Chinese intelligence into the USSR. He did not have time to complete his mission—he was captured by the KGB. He was sentenced by a military tribunal of the Transbaikal Military District to 10 years in a strict-regime camp for treason. He served his sentence in the political camps of Mordovia. He was released in 1988. He lived in Mariupol and tried to have his case reviewed and be rehabilitated, but in vain. In May 1989, he went to Karelia, intending to illegally flee to Finland. To get money for the escape, he committed a daring robbery. He was caught while crossing the border. He was held in the pre-trial detention center in Segezha. He was sentenced by a court in Petrozavodsk to 15 years, including 5 years in prison. He was held at the address: 160600, Vologda, institution OE-256-st. 1. His subsequent fate is unknown.
Author: Oleg Sofianyk, 2013

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