Иванов, Сергей
Andrey Sergeyevich Sychyov (, also transliterated Sychev or Sychov, born November 24, 1986) is a former Russian soldier who served in an armored forces academy in Chelyabinsk, Russia. He was tortured by at least four fellow soldiers and a sergeant on December 31, 2005. This case caused public opinion in Russia and especially NGOs like the Union of the Committees of Soldiers' Mothers of Russia (CSMR) to blame the current administration, in particular Defense Minister Sergey Ivanov, for tolerating the practice of "dedovshchina", an organized system of hazing, inside the military ranks.