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Fomenko Kateryna Serhiivna

Date of birth: November 15, 1986 (39 years old)
citizenship:  Россия Украина
Occupation: волонтёрство
Article of the Criminal Code:  207.3 ч. 2 para. «д»
Form of repression:  pre-trial detention
Pursuit stage:  verdict delivered – appeal pending
Date of arrest:  January 1, 1
Sentence:  5 лет 6 месяцев лишения свободы в колонии общего режима
Date of sentencing:  November 11, 2025
Current location:  Remand Prison No. 1, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol
Lists of persecuted:  General list

Fomenko Kateryna Serhiivna, born on November 15, 1986, has lived in Sevastopol, an animal welfare volunteer. She is charged under Article 207.3 of the Russian Criminal Code ('Public dissemination of knowingly false information about the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation').

She has been deprived of her liberty since July 7, 2025.