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Chornyi Ivan

Date of birth: July 10, 1954 (72 years old)
citizenship: Украина; Россия
City of residence: Токмак
Article of the Criminal Code:  275
Form of repression:  pre-trial detention
Pursuit stage:  verdict delivered – appeal pending
Sentence:  13 лет лишения свободы в колонии строгого режима
Date of sentencing:  June 18, 2026
Current location:  Remand Prison No. 2, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR)
Lists of persecuted:  General list

Ivan Chornyi, a 71-year-old citizen of Ukraine, lived in the city of Tokmak in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The city was occupied by Russian forces in March 2022. In 2023, Chornyi obtained Russian citizenship. According to the prosecution, between 2023 and 2025 he made 27 money transfers totalling 4,100 Ukrainian hryvnias (equivalent to 9,315 rubles) to accounts associated with the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Chornyi was charged with high treason against Russia. The court sentenced the pensioner to 13 years’ imprisonment in a high-security penal colony.

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