“The Russian courts in the occupied regions of Ukraine have approved at least 190 sentences for three years on charges of “State Trease”, “Espionage” and “confidential cooperation with a foreign state”. Analysis shows that these charges are often directed against Ukrainians who disagree with occupation”, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
The sentences by these articles are obtained by people who do not agree with the occupation. Two -thirds of sentences are on the article about Sushrooming. In Russia, foreigners are judged, and in the occupied regions – citizens of Ukraine.
The article on “state betrayal” is judged by those who were forcibly issued by the Russian Federation. According to human rights defenders, in practice, the State Vegetable is also accused of Ukrainians without Russian citizenship, although formally it is contrary to legislation. Those who have citizenship of Russia and Ukraine are sometimes judged by two articles.
The average term to which Ukrainians are condemned in the occupied territories for “espionage” is 13.3 years, for the “State Council” – 13.8 years of imprisonment. At least two sentences with a lifelong term are known.
More than a quarter of sentences (28%) occur in women. At least eight convicts are teenagers. Open data is known that five people who have been prosecuted were killed in captivity.
According to the Date-analyst Cyril Parubets, from the beginning of the full-scale war until July 2025 in Russia and in the occupied territories, 774 people were convicted on accusations of the State Vera, Spy and Confidential Cooperation with a foreign state.