Snezhana Yakunina
- Criminal Code
- Article 275, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Ban on activity, Imprisonment (general regime)
- Sentence
- 14 years
- Date of verdict
- 2026-01-21
- Region
- Occupied territory of Zaporizka oblast
- Facility
- ФКУ «ИК № 3 УФСИН по Ивановской области»
- Address for letters
- 155814, Ивановская область, г. Кинешма, ул. Шуйская, д.1, ФКУ «ИК № 3 УФСИН по Ивановской области», Якунина Снежана Сергеевна, 1988 г.р.
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 20 March 2026
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Case summary
Resident of Energodar (Zaporizhzhya region of Ukraine). She worked in a cosmetics shop. In April 2025, she was detained and then placed in custody. Later it became known that a case of high treason was opened against her in connection with the transfer of money for the needs of the AFU. In September 2025, Yakunina was sentenced to 14 years in a general regime colony.
Others charged under Article 275, Russian Criminal Code
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