Personal Information
- Birth date
- 6 июн. 1962 г. (63 years old)
- Special circumstances
- Ukrainian citizen, pensioner, illness
- Notes
- worked as a gamekeeper, before his arrest he was examined due to suspicion of oncology, he was diagnosed with stomach cancer, which required observation and treatment
Oleynik Nikolay Petrovich (Oliynik Mikola Petrovich)
Case Information
- Region of case initiation:
- Kherson Oblast
- Detention date:
- 6 апр. 2022 г.
- Charges:
- Art. 222 CC RF Part 4, Art. 30 CC RF Part 1, Art. 205 CC RF Part 3 Clause b, Art. 205.4 CC RF Part 2
- Sentence:
- 14 years strict regime
- Estimated release date:
- 4 апр. 2036 г.
- Case categories:
- War-related, Occupied territories, civilian hostage
- Rosfinmonitoring status:
- Added 17 июн. 2025 г.
Case Description
In the occupied Zaporizhzhia region, a Ukrainian citizen, pensioner Mykola Oleynik, was detained. He was accused of 'preparing a terrorist attack' and 'participating in a terrorist community'. The exact date of detention is unknown. According to the version of the Russian security forces, since July 2022, Oleinik had been collaborating with the SBU and planned to assassinate the head of the Veselovsky district of the Zaporizhzhia region, Vladimir Matsak: Ukrainian military personnel persuaded Oleinik to participate in a sabotage operation." "However, according to Oleinik himself, he refused to carry out the assignment, stalled for time, and even hid the weapon, not intending to cause harm. 24 January 2025, the Southern Military District Court found Nikolai Oleinik guilty and sentenced him to 14 years of imprisonment with a fine of 200 thousand. rubles. The verdict was not appealed and entered into legal force.
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