Svetlana Dolgopolova
Svetlana Dolgopolova, born 1962, Occupied territory of Zaporizka oblast. Charges: Article 275, Russian Criminal Code (Treason against the state); “The case of Energodar residents on high treason”. Sentence (April 20, 2025): 14 years' imprisonment in a general regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since December 1, 2024; place of detention: Penal colony No. 15, Samara Oblast. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, October 24, 2025.
In brief
Sentence
14 years
imprisonment in a general regime colony
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 275, Russian Criminal Code — Treason against the state
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, in May 2023, she transferred 2.4 thousand hryvnias (about 6 thousand rubles) from the account of her mother-in-law for financial support and logistical support of Ukrainian armed formations, including the one in which her son serves.
Latest event
October 24, 2025 — recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, October 24, 2025
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 14 years
· Persecution begins
The case of Energodar residents on high treason
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Criminal case
The case of Energodar residents on high treason
Other defendants in the case
- Liliia Kachkareva — Imprisoned, 14 years
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 15, Samara Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
443047, Самарская обл., г. Самара, ул. Утевская,18 «А», ФКУ «ИК № 15 УФСИН России по Самарской области», Долгополова Светлана Николаевна, 1962 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Energodar (Zaporizhzhya region of Ukraine). She was detained in December 2024 and taken into custody on charges of high treason: according to the investigation, she transferred money for the needs of the AFU. Dolgopolova was sentenced to 14 years in a general regime colony no later than April 2025.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia, Ukraine
Other people prosecuted under Article 275, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.