“ In the territories of Ukraine occupied by Russia, people are stolen and judged as “spies” and “traitors”; The convicts include women and children, and the average term is 13.5 years, writes the Russian edition of “important stories”. Source: “Important Stories” Details: According to the publication, 3 years since the Russian occupation of units of Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions, the courts created there by the invaders there against the locals at least 190 sentences for “state treason”, “espionage” and “confidential cooperation. It is reported that the article on espionage is judged by foreigners, ie citizens of Ukraine. Those who have received (often forcibly) a passport of the Russian Federation are judged by the article of treason. “From July to September 2025, the sentences were made every three days. The average term is 13.5 years. At least twice the convicts were given. It is reported that before the war on state treason (12 to 20 years of imprisonment or life imprisonment) and espionage (from 10 to 20 years of prison) were condemned by no more than 16 people a year. In 2022, another article was added to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation – “cooperation on a confidential basis with a foreign state, international or foreign organization”, which provides from 3 to 8 years in prison). From the beginning of the war until July 2025, at least 774 people were sentenced in Russia and in the occupied territories. According to “important stories”, the invaders abduct those who disagree with the occupation of the Ukrainian territories. Among such Irina Gorobtsova, which was stolen in May 2022 from her house in Kherson. It was kept in the Crimean pre -trial detention center without connection with the outside world. And in August 2024, the so -called Kherson Regional Court issued a verdict under the article on espionage – 10.5 years in the colony of the general regime allegedly for gathering strategically important data on the units of the Armed Forces of Russia in the Kherson region and transferred them to the Main Directorate of Intelligence. The resident of Energodar and a 73-year-old pensioner from Zaporizhzhya region Alexander Markov was sentenced to 14 years of imprisonment for a state of betrayal for allegedly transferring small amounts of money to “foreign bank accounts used by special services of Ukraine”. It also became publicly known about at least 2 minors convicted of treason. Both were assigned real terms – from 6.5 to 9 years. Among 8 convicted teenagers (young people under 19 years, including UN defining) 2 girls. The most severe punishment received 19-year-old at the time of Nikita Polozov’s sentence from the occupied Donetsk region-13.5 years of imprisonment. Another teenager-18-year-old Alexander Siro from Mariupol-was sentenced to two articles at once: for “State betrayal” and “espionage”, as he had two citizenship-Ukrainian and Russian. Artem Kudzhanov was detained by Russian security forces when he was 19 years old, as if he were collecting data on Russian military in the Luhansk region. In 2025 he was sentenced to 12 years of strict regime. His father Ibrahim Kudzhanov in 2024 was stolen from the hospital and tortured, then given for 5.5 years for allegedly “participating in a terrorist group.” Among the convicted women there are large mothers. Thus, in the winter of 2025, the court gave 12.5 years in prison for alleged treason 32-year-old Olena Danylenko from the village of Demyanivka, Kherson region. The woman has four minor children, the youngest of them 5 years. Her brother-24-year-old Oleg Rashupkin-was tried on the article on espionage. He was given 12 years in prison. The publication emphasizes that the number of stolen at times is greater than the number of criminal cases. Some civilians are judged by other articles: for example, for “organizing a terrorist group” and “participation” in it. In total, the Memorial Human Rights Center has information about 654 peaceful Ukrainians who have been persecuted in the occupied territories or territories of Russia after the start of a full -scale war.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Condemned 18-year-old Alexander Sirov, 19-year-old Artem Kudzhanov, 21-year-old Anna Yeltsova. Photo of “important stories” Source: “Important stories”
Details: According to the publication, 3 years since the Russian occupation of the parts of Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions, the courts were created by the invaders there against the locals at least 190 sentences for “state treason”, “espionage” and “confidential cooperation” with foreigners.
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It is reported that the article on espionage is judged by foreigners, ie citizens of Ukraine. Those who have received (often forcibly) a passport of the Russian Federation are judged by the article of treason.
“From July to September 2025, the sentences were made every three days. The average term is 13.5 years. At least twice the convicts were given.
It is reported that before the war on state treason (12 to 20 years of imprisonment or life imprisonment) and espionage (from 10 to 20 years of prison) were condemned by no more than 16 people a year. In 2022, another article was added to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation – “cooperation on a confidential basis with a foreign state, international or foreign organization”, which provides from 3 to 8 years in prison).
From the beginning of the war until July 2025, at least 774 people were sentenced in Russia and in the occupied territories.
According to “important stories”, the invaders abduct those who disagree with the occupation of the Ukrainian territories.
Among such Irina Gorobtsova, which was stolen in May 2022 from her house in Kherson. It was kept in the Crimean pre -trial detention center without connection with the outside world. And in August 2024, the so -called Kherson Regional Court issued a verdict under the article on espionage – 10.5 years in the colony of the general regime allegedly for gathering strategically important data on the units of the Armed Forces of Russia in the Kherson region and transferred them to the Main Directorate of Intelligence.
The resident of Energodar and a 73-year-old pensioner from Zaporizhzhya region Alexander Markov was sentenced to 14 years of imprisonment for a state of betrayal for allegedly transferring small amounts of money to “foreign bank accounts used by special services of Ukraine”.
Also Art Alo is known publicly about at least 2 minors convicted of “treason”. Both were assigned real terms – from 6.5 to 9 years. Among 8 convicted teenagers (young people under 19 years, including UN defining) 2 girls.
The most severe punishment received 19-year-old at the time of Nikita Polozov’s sentence from the occupied Donetsk region-13.5 years of imprisonment.
Another teenager-18-year-old Alexander Siro from Mariupol-was sentenced to two articles at once: for “State betrayal” and “espionage”, as he had two citizenship-Ukrainian and Russian.
Artem Kudzhanov was detained by Russian security forces when he was 19 years old, as if he were collecting data on Russian military in the Luhansk region. In 2025 he was sentenced to 12 years of strict regime. His father Ibrahim Kudzhanov in 2024 was stolen from the hospital and tortured, then given for 5.5 years for allegedly “participating in a terrorist group.”
Among the convicted women there are large mothers. Thus, in the winter of 2025, the court gave 12.5 years in prison for alleged treason 32-year-old Olena Danylenko from the village of Demyanivka, Kherson region. The woman has four minor children, the youngest of them 5 years. Her brother-24-year-old Oleg Rashupkin-was tried on the article on espionage. He was given 12 years in prison.
The publication emphasizes that the number of stolen at times is greater than the number of criminal cases.
Some civilians are judged by other articles: for example, for “organizing a terrorist group” and “participation” in it.
In total, the Memorial Human Rights Center has information about 654 peaceful Ukrainians who have been persecuted in the occupied territories or territories of Russia after the start of a full -scale war.