Chornyi Ivan
Chornyi Ivan
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.