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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex34 · female
OccupationSanitary worker in the medical service of the Aidar battalion
Arrested inNovoaidar, Luhansk region, Ukraine
Held atколония-поселении (minimum security penal colony)
CategoryOther
StatusConvicted
Sentence—
Russia · context
1,220documented cases
376 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Medical
Health Concerns Identified.
Disabled, Group II
Case Summary
Ekaterina Kuzmenko, a Ukrainian and Russian citizen and former sanitary worker for the Aidar battalion, was sentenced for participating in a terrorist community. She has been imprisoned since January 24, 2024, and is serving her sentence in a minimum security penal colony.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Served in the Aidar Battalion as a sanitary worker
- 02Convicted of participation in a terrorist community
- 03Ukrainian and Russian citizen
- 04Disabled, Group II
Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
Кузьменко (также носила фамилии Стандартюк, Коршик) Екатерина Юрьевна родилась 26 октября 1990 года, гражданка Украины и России, жительница посёлка Новоайдар Луганской области Украины, инвалид II группы. С августа 2015 года по февраль 2017 года проходила военную службу в 24-м отдельном штурмовом батальоне ВСУ «Айдар» в качестве санитарки медслужбы. 6 октября 2023 года приговорена по ч. 2 ст. 205.4 УК РФ («Участие в террористическом сообществе») к лишению свободы в колонии-поселении. Точных данных о сроке лишения свободы на декабрь 2024 года нет. Лишена свободы предположительно с 24 января 2024 года.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Участие в террористическом сообществе
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 205.4
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
95%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name structure (patronymic, common Russian names, and surname) is typical of ethnic Russian individuals.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
January 24, 2024
05Sources
Data Source
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Kuzmenko Ekaterina Yurievna (PPW case cmi8bebu). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi8bebux0034lipfjylksv4r. Original data from Political Prisoners Support. Memorial (https://memopzk.org/figurant/korshik-ekaterina-yurevna/).
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