Surlana Enchinova
Surlana Enchinova, born 1995, Altai Republic. Charges: Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization); “Surlana Enchina's case of participating in terrorist organization”. Status: imprisoned. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, December 5, 2025.
In brief
Altai Republic · Gorno-Altaysk · Medical workers · Terrorism cases
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Charges
- Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, "sharing the goals and ideology of the terrorist organisation of the Ukrainian paramilitary association 'Freedom of Russia Legion' (TO LFR), which in accordance with the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation is recognised as terrorist, she decided, while communicating with a representative of the LSR TO on the Internet, to participate in deliberate illegal activities related to the continuation of the LSR TO's activities by sending the LSR TO representative an electronic document entitled “Application form for membership of the Legion Freedom of Russia, as well as the performance of tasks”. In particular, she fulfilled the tasks of the representative of TO LFR "by producing photographs of documents from the Republican Hospital of the Republic of Altai containing information about employees of the Federal Security Service of Russia in the Republic of Altai, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Altai, the Federal Security Service of Russia in the Republic of Altai, participants and veterans of the special military operation conducted by the armed forces of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine, as well as their family members, after which she sent them to the specified representative of TO LFR". In addition, in the period from August 29th to October 2024, she decided to go to Turkey "with the purpose of further departure to the territory of Ukraine and further participation in the activities of TO LFR." For this purpose, she "collected all the necessary documents, planned the route of traveling" and purchased air tickets on the route Novosibirsk - Moscow - Istanbul.
Latest event
December 5, 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, December 5, 2025
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Surlana Enchina's case of participating in terrorist organization
Criminal case
Surlana Enchina's case of participating in terrorist organization
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Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
656081, ул. Канатный проезд д.81, Алтайский Край, г. Барнаул, ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по Республике Алтай, Енчинова Сурлана Альбертовна, 1995 г.р.
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Full summary
Resident of Gorno-Altaisk, paediatrician. On 4 October 2024, the REN-TV channel reported that she had been detained. The report stated that she was going to join the Freedom of Russia Legion and was passing information with them "to damage the security of the Russian Federation.. Enchinova was accused of participating in the activities of a terrorist organisation and taken into custody.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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