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Chemereha Olena Volodymyrivna

Date of birth: November 22, 1969 (56 years old)
citizenship: Украина; Россия
City of residence: Бердянск
Article of the Criminal Code:  275
Pursuit stage:  verdict delivered – appeal pending
Date of arrest:  February 21, 2024
Sentence:  14 лет лишения свободы в колонии общего режима, 1 год ограничения свободы
Date of sentencing:  September 6, 2026
Current location:  Remand Prison No. 1, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR)
Hobbies: Животные, вышивка, в молодости увлекалась танцами, тяжелой атлетикой, моржеванием.
Lists of persecuted:  General list

Olena Chemereha, a Ukrainian citizen, lived in Berdiansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The city was occupied by Russian troops in late February 2022, after which she accepted Russian citizenship. According to the prosecution, between November 2023 and February 2024, “she transferred a total of 57,789 rubles to representatives of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.” Chemereha was charged with treason. The court sentenced her to 14 years in a general-regime penal colony.