Personal Information
- Birth date
- 3 авг. 1989 г. (37 years old)
- Special circumstances
- Ukrainian citizen
Dembitskaya Alyona Stepanovna (Dembitska Olena Stepanivna)
Case Information
- Region of case initiation:
- Kherson Oblast
- Charges:
- Article 280.4 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, Part 2, Paragraph b
- Sentence:
- 3 years 2 months general regime
- Court that passed the sentence:
- Алешкинский районный суд Херсонской области
- Judge who passed the sentence:
- Golovachyova Olga Aleksandrovna
- Case on the court website:
- aleshkinskiy--hrs.sudrf.ru
- Estimated release date:
- 6 янв. 2028 г.
- Case categories:
- Anti-war case, Freedom of speech, Occupied territories, civilian hostage
Case Description
In the village of Velikiye Kopani, Alashki district, occupied part of Kherson region, a local resident, Ukrainian citizen Olena Dembitska, was detained; the date of her detention is unknown. She was charged with two episodes of public calls for activities directed against the security of the Russian Federation, committed using the internet.
According to the investigation, in August and September 2023, Dembitska posted on her personal Facebook page texts containing calls to transfer monetary funds for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
During the investigation, the defendant was placed in pre-trial detention.
On April 7, 2025, the Alashki District Court of Kherson region found Olena Dembitska guilty and sentenced her to 3 years and 2 months of imprisonment in a general-regime colony. The verdict was not appealed and entered into legal force.
Contact Information
Mailing Address
Дембицкая Алёна Степановна (Дембіцька Олена Степанівна), 3 августа 1989 г. ФКУ ИК-2 УФСИН России по Республике Мордовия, адрес: 431150, Россия, респ. Мордовия, Зубово-Полянский р-н, пос. Явас, ул. Чернореченская, д. 1 связь через: Зонателеком
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