The Russian Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced 26-year-old Simferopol resident Alina Hrek to 15 years in a general regime colony. She was accused of alleged “treason,” “preparation for a terrorist act,” and “training in terrorist activities.”
According to the Russian “court,” the verdict was announced on August 14, 2025, by Judge Pavel Gubarev. On January 22, 2024, Alina Hrek was detained, and her surname was added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists.” In the Russian “list of extremists,” she is identified as a “member of an opposition youth organization.” On Alina’s personal page on VKontakte, under “Hometown,” it says: “Ukraine, Simferopol.”
The case of Alina Hrek is yet another confirmation of the policy of terror and lawlessness pursued by the occupying country, Russia, in occupied Crimea. Since 2014, the occupiers have been conducting a large-scale repressive campaign against Ukrainian citizens on the temporarily occupied peninsula. The Kremlin has illegally introduced its own “legislation” in the occupied territories, using criminal law as an instrument of terror; the slightest signs of disobedience or resistance to the occupation regime lead to persecution — both administrative and criminal — on trumped-up charges. This practice is now systematic in occupied Crimea. As of August 18, the occupiers had illegally imprisoned 220 people, 133 of whom are Crimean Tatars.
The Mission of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea condemns the latest illegal actions of the occupying country, the Russian Federation, and demands the immediate release of all illegally imprisoned persons. Only the liberation of Crimea can ensure the safety of our citizens and stop the destruction of human lives, which has been going on for almost 12 years due to the criminal actions of the occupiers. For more details on the persecution of Ukrainian citizens under Article 275 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, please visit our website: https://cutt.ly/QrH2Kc1I