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Ilin Vitalii Oleksandrovych

Date of birth: November 12, 1962 (63 years old)
citizenship: Украина; Россия
City of residence: Днепрорудное
Article of the Criminal Code:  275
Form of repression:  pre-trial detention
Pursuit stage:  verdict delivered – appeal pending
Date of arrest:  December 27, 2024
Sentence:  12 лет лишения свободы в колонии строгого режима, 1 год ограничения свободы
Date of sentencing:  July 15, 2026
Current location:  Remand Prison No. 5, Russian Federal Penitentiary Service for Rostov Oblast
Lists of persecuted:  General list

Vitalii Ilin is a resident of the town of Dniprorudne in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region and a pensioner.

In July 2026, he was sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment in a strict-regime penal colony under the article on high treason. According to the prosecution, in June 2024 he transferred 1,000 Ukrainian hryvnias (approximately 2,107 roubles at the Central Bank of Russia's exchange rate) to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

He has been deprived of liberty since late December 2024.