{"id":60078,"date":"2026-05-22T11:56:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T08:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/memopzk.org\/news\/evgenij-ilchenko-politzaklyuchyonnyj\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T13:00:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T10:00:57","slug":"yevhen-ilchenko-is-a-political-prisoner","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/memopzk.org\/en\/news\/yevhen-ilchenko-is-a-political-prisoner\/","title":{"rendered":"Yevhen Ilchenko is a political prisoner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In July 2022, a lawyer from occupied Melitopol was abducted by Russian security forces. He has remained behind bars ever since without any known formal charges<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In May 2022, Melitopol lawyer Yevhen Ilchenko created the Telegram channel Milyi Topol<\/em> (‘Dear Poplar’), where he actively wrote about events in the city under Russian occupation. Ilchenko continued to publicly support Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In July 2022, Russian security forces abducted Ilchenko. During the first weeks of his captivity, he was held in Melitopol and subjected to regular torture. At that time, a video was recorded in which he ‘confessed’ to a wide range of alleged crimes, including drug trafficking, money laundering, incitement of ethnic hatred, and assisting missile strikes on the city. He was then effectively turned into a slave: for several months he dug trenches for Russian troops and cleaned their weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At present, Yevhen Ilchenko appears to be held in a pre-trial detention centre in Taganrog. We still do not know whether any official charges have been brought against him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like many other Ukrainians in occupied territories, Ilchenko was abducted, deprived of his liberty, and tortured in complete disregard of both Russian and international law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A detailed description of Yevhen Ilchenko\u2019s case and of our position is available on our\u00a0website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can you help?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can write to Vsevolod Kulikov at the following address:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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En:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remand Prison No. 2, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Rostov Oblast,175 Lenina Street, Taganrog, Rostov Oblast, 347910, Russia, Yevhen Hennadiiovych Ilchenko, born 1975 (address presumed).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have any additional information about the persecution of Yevhen Ilchenko, please contact us through our Telegram bot <\/a>or by email at: help.political.prisoners@memohrc.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also send emails via the ZT<\/a> service (for payment with all bank cards), and Memorial-France<\/a> (free of charge).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please note that letters in languages other than Russian are highly unlikely to reach the intended recipient.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can donate<\/a> to help all political prisoners in Russia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-60078","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","regions-zaporizhzhia-oblast","news-type-press-releases"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nYevhen Ilchenko is a political prisoner - Political prisoners support. Memorial<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In July 2022, a lawyer from occupied Melitopol was abducted by Russian security forces. 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