By Riffat Kausar,
Scandinavian News Agency
TOKMAK, RUSSIAN-OCCUPIED UKRAINE A 70-year-old Ukraine Woman has reportedly been sentenced to 15 years in prison by a Russian-installed court after she made two dozen small donations to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, according to reports circulating from the occupied city of Tokmak in Zaporizhzhia region.
Russian authorities reportedly accused the woman of “state treason,” a charge Moscow has increasingly used against Ukrainian civilians living under occupation who maintain any form of support for Kyiv.
According to the figures shared with this outlet, she made 24 separate donations to Ukraine Woman military, totaling approximately $730.
Note: Scandinavian News Agency has not independently verified the court record, the woman’s identity, or the exact statutory charge through Russian or Ukrainian official channels. This article will be updated if further confirmation becomes available.
What Happened in Tokmak
Tokmak has been under Russian occupation since the early months of the full-scale invasion in 2022.
Russian-installed authorities in occupied territories have applied Russian criminal law, including treason statutes, to Ukrainian citizens who never held Russian citizenship a practice that Ukraine Woman officials and international rights groups have repeatedly condemned as a violation of international humanitarian law.
Under Russian law, “state treason” (Article 275 of the Russian Criminal Code) can carry sentences of up to 20 years or life imprisonment in aggravated cases.
A 15-year sentence would fall within that range, though the specific evidence cited by the court in this case has not been made public in the material reviewed for this report.
Why Donations Are Being Treated as a Crime
Since occupying parts of Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Donetsk, and Luhansk regions, Russian-appointed authorities have prosecuted residents for actions as minor as financial transfers, according to human rights organizations tracking occupation-era cases.
Any transaction traceable to Ukraine Woman military even small, recurring donations has reportedly been used as grounds for treason charges against people who never left their homes.
This case, if confirmed, would fit a broader pattern documented by groups such as the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union and international monitors, who say occupation courts have handed down lengthy sentences to civilians, including elderly residents, for pro-Ukrainian sympathies expressed through money transfers, social media posts, or refusal to accept Russian passports.
Key Facts
- A 70-year-old Ukrainian woman was reportedly sentenced to 15 years in prison in Russian-occupied Tokmak.
- She is accused of “state treason” for donating to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
- Reports indicate 24 donations were made, totaling roughly $730.
- Tokmak has been under Russian occupation since 2022.
- The case has not yet been independently confirmed through official Russian or Ukrainian court records.
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FAQs:
Why was the woman charged with treason for donating money?
Russian-installed courts in occupied Ukrainian territory have applied Russian treason law to residents who send money to Ukraine’s military, treating the transactions as acts against the Russian state.
Is this case confirmed by an official source?
Not yet independently verified by this outlet. We recommend checking Ukrainian government statements or wire services for confirmation.
How common are these prosecutions?
Human rights groups have documented a pattern of similar prosecutions across Russian-occupied regions since 2022, though exact totals vary by source.
Does international law recognize these convictions?
Ukrainian officials and rights organizations argue such prosecutions violate international humanitarian law governing occupied territories.
Where is Tokmak located?
Tokmak is a city in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, under Russian occupation since 2022.
International Context
Ukraine Womanofficials have consistently argued that applying Russian domestic law including treason charges to Ukraine Woman citizens in occupied territory has no legal basis under international law, since occupying powers are not permitted to impose their own citizenship-based statutes on an occupied population.
Moscow has not publicly responded to these criticisms in relation to individual cases of this kind.
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