Nina Slobodchikova
Nina Slobodchikova, born 1986, Moscow. Charges: Article 275, Russian Criminal Code (Treason against the state); “The case of a Moscow resident on assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine”. Sentence (April 10, 2024): 12 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony, 1 year of restriction of freedom. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since December 29, 2025; place of detention: Penal colony No. 9, Novosibirsk Oblast. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, November 18, 2024.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · IT specialists · Anti-war cases
Sentence
12 years
of imprisonment in a general regime colony, 1 year of restriction of freedom
Upheld September 17, 2025
Charges
- Article 275, Russian Criminal Code — Treason against the state
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, Slobodchikova transferred 5 thousand roubles to Ukraine, which "were used to purchase ammunition and uniforms for the Armed Forces of Ukraine".
Latest event
September 19, 2026 — imprisonment begins
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, November 18, 2024
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, September 5, 2024
Timeline
· Imprisonment begins
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 12 years
· Persecution begins
The case of a Moscow resident on assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Criminal case
The case of a Moscow resident on assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 9, Novosibirsk Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
630039, Новосибирская обл., Новосибирск, ул. Гусинобродское шоссе,114, ФКУ «ИК № 9 ГУФСИН России по Новосибирской области», Слободчикова Нина Михайловна, 1986 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
Slobodchikova, originally from the Novosibirsk area, moved to Moscow. She was a consultant in IT and worked on accounting automation in large companies. Her mother's relatives live in Ukraine. On 3 May 2023, Nina was detained. That day, she was supposed to fly to Novosibirsk and then to Belgium on a business trip. According to her, the case files stated that "on the day of the detention, she was planning to get to Novosibirsk to flee to the European Union afterward". She was charged with funding the Armed Forces of Ukraine and taken into custody. According to the investigation, she transferred 5000 roubles to the Ukrainian blogger's bank account, and the funds were later used to buy "ammunition and uniform for Ukrainian Armed Forces". Slobodchikova herself says that the transfer was intended for humanitarian aid.
Slobodchikova pleaded guilty and refused the services of a lawyer. Later she told Mediazona news outlet that law enforcement officers refused to admit lawyers to her, didn't transfer her correspondence, threatened to refuse her family entry to her apartment, and threatened to open more criminal cases against her. Nina also accused FSB officers of stealing her cat under the pretext of caring for him.
On 11 April 2024, Slobodchikova was sentenced to 12 years in a general regime colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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