Detention: On January 8, 2025, Oleksandra Kozlan was detained by officers of the Federal Security Service of Russia. Following her detention, she was remanded in custody and placed in pre-trial detention centre No. 1 in Simferopol.

Sentence: As of July 19, 2026, no sentence has been issued. Oleksandra Kozlan remains in custody at pre-trial detention centre No. 1 of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol. The Russian Federation accuses her under Part 3 of Article 222.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“illegal handling of explosives”), Part 1 of Article 30, Part 3 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“preparation for a terrorist act”), and Article 275 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“treason”). Human rights defenders see signs of politically motivated persecution in the case.

Kozlan Oleksandra Yaroslavivna was born on July 17, 1981. She is a citizen of Ukraine and the Russian Federation, residing in the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea.

On January 8, 2025, Oleksandra Kozlan was detained by officers of the Federal Security Service of Russia. Following her detention, she was remanded in custody and placed in pre-trial detention centre No. 1 in Simferopol. From the outset, the case materials were classified, and court hearings were held behind closed doors. This has made it impossible to independently verify the circumstances of her detention and the content of the evidence.

The Russian investigation charges Oleksandra Kozlan with several serious articles of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation: illegal handling of explosives, preparation for a terrorist act, and treason. Such charges have increasingly been used by the Russian Federation against Ukrainian citizens and residents of temporarily occupied territories in recent years. In most similar cases, the details of the charges remain inaccessible to the public, and the judicial process occurs without proper public oversight.

As of July 17, 2026, open sources do not contain confirmed information about the case being transferred to court for trial or a sentence being issued. There is also no official information about Oleksandra Kozlan's health status, the conditions of her detention, or her ability to maintain contact with her family. This is due to the closed nature of the criminal proceedings and limited access to information for human rights defenders.

Information used from open sources: Human rights project “Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial.”

Photo: Human rights project “Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial.”

Update date: 19.07.2026.