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Chebotareva Elena Vladimirovna

Date of birth: August 9, 1978 (48 years old)
citizenship: Россия
City of residence: Ukhta
Occupation: уборка
Article of the Criminal Code:  205.2 ч. 2
Pursuit stage:  решение суда вступило в силу
Sentence:  3 года лишения свободы в колонии общего режима
Date of sentencing:  September 26, 2025
Current location:  unknown

Elena Chebotareva, a resident of the Komi Republic, worked as a cleaner at a local Gazprom branch and was raising a daughter with a severe medical condition on her own. In 2024, she posted several comments on the social network Odnoklassniki regarding the Freedom of Russia Legion and the Russian Volunteer Corps. In September 2025, Chebotareva was sentenced to 3 years on charges of justifying terrorism and was taken into custody in the courtroom.