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Olga Sayenko

At largeChecked against the source: September 5, 2026, 6:09 AM
Criminal Code
Article 280 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Case category
Anti-war casesExtremism cases
Verdict
Ban on activity, Suspended prison sentence
Sentence
2 years
Date of verdict
2023-02-13
Region
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea
City
Kerch

Case summary

Resident of Kerch, a social worker. No later than October 2022, a case on calls to extremism was brought against her. According to the FSB version, she disseminated in some chat room in "Telegram" social network "calls to carry out violent actions against a group of persons singled out on the basis of nationality (Russians)". In the detention video, a document is read out to her, which states that she "publicly distributed materials of extremist orientation in connection with the special military operation". The "Kryminform" media reported that "after the terrorist attack on the Crimean bridge, the woman actively spoke out in favour of Ukraine's actions and expressed death wishes for the Russian military personnel involved in the special operation in Ukraine". Pro-Russian blogger Alexander Talipov said that Sayenko was detained after his denunciation. She was under a recognisance not to leave the country. On 13 February 2023, she was sentenced to a two-year suspended sentence.

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