Personal Information
- Birth date
- 1 мар. 1990 г. (36 years old)
- Special circumstances
- Ukrainian citizen, forced RF citizenship
- Notes
- Lawyer by education. Lived in Ireland since 2022, where she received temporary protection status. In Europe, she worked as a cosmetologist. Mother died. Her sister remained in Ukraine, there is no contact with her. After the arrest, a cat remained in the house, which died of hunger.
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Kolesnikova Lyudmila Vyacheslavovna
Case Information
- Region of case initiation:
- Republic of Crimea
- Charges:
- Art. 205.1 CC RF Part 1.1, Art. 275 CC RF
- Sentence:
- 17 years general regime
- Estimated release date:
- 2 окт. 2041 г.
- Case categories:
- War-related, Crimea, Treason
Case Description
On June 13, 2024, FSB officers detained 34-year-old Lyudmila Kolesnikova in Yalta, annexed Crimea. She came from Ireland, where she received temporary asylum status in 2022, to her mother's funeral - she was detained at the cemetery." 5. Kolessnikov was illegally held in the Simferopol SIZO for more than three months, and on October 3, 2024, a criminal case was opened against the Ukrainian woman for espionage and financing terrorism. According to the Russian investigation, Kolesnikova, while in Dublin, provided financial assistance to Ukraine in the amount of 25 euros" - in 2022 she purchased 2 NFT postage stamps "Warship" on the Diya service, and these funds allegedly went to the purchase of drones. June 4, 2025, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Crimea found Lyudmila Kolesnikova guilty and sentenced her to 17 years in prison to be served in a general regime penal colony, followed by 1.5 years of restricted freedom. The verdict was not appealed and entered into legal force.
Contact Information
Mailing Address
Колесникова Людмила Вячеславовна, 1 марта 1990 г. этап
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