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Kolesnikova Liudmila Vyacheslavovna

Date of birth: March 1, 1990 (36 years old)
Article of the Criminal Code:  275
Form of repression:  deprivation of liberty
Pursuit stage:  currently serving a sentence
Date of arrest:  January 1, 1
Sentence:  17 лет лишения свободы в колонии общего режима, 1 год 6 месяцев ограничения свободы
Date of sentencing:  June 5, 2025
Current location:  in transit
Lists of persecuted:  General list

Kolesnikova Liudmila Vyacheslavovna was born on 1 March 1990. She has a degree in law. Since 2022 she lived in Ireland, where she studied cosmetology. In June 2024 she came to Yalta (Crimea) to attend her mother's funeral and was detained at the cemetery by FSB officers. She was detained for several months without charges. In October 2024, she was sent into custody on charges under Article 275 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (‘High Treason’).

On July 5, 2025 she was sentenced to 17 years in a general regime penal colony.

 

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03 Apr, 2025 | 17:02

Liudmila Kolesnikova is a political prisoner