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A resident of Simferopol was sentenced to 16 years in a high-security colony for high treason. He was accused of helping foreign intelligence by retrieving a box of SIM cards for 4,000 rubles.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 20, 2026

Evelina Melnichuk

Evelina Melnichuk, currently held in Simferopol SIZO on high treason charges, is leading a hunger strike. She is protesting the lack of medical assistance and the confiscation of her personal belongings.

TORTURE REPORTED

LAST UPDATED · SEP 12, 2026

Leonid Goretsky

Leonid Goretsky was sentenced to 17 years in a strict regime colony for treason and illegal possession of explosives. The court ruled he acted on behalf of Ukrainian intelligence to move explosives.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 20, 2026

Alexandra Mangubi

Alexandra Mangubi, a Crimean resident, was arrested in November 2024 and held incommunicado. She is accused of treason and is currently held in SIZO-2 Simferopol.

INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION

LAST UPDATED · AUG 20, 2026

Zlob Vladimir Vasilyevich

Vladimir Zlob is accused of committing a terrorist act and illegally handling explosives, facing a potential life sentence. He is a Ukrainian citizen living in Crimea.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

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