Detention: On the night of March 21-22, 2025, Russian security forces conducted large-scale searches at four addresses in Yevpatoria. Following the investigative actions, four family members were detained: Tetyana Malyar, her brother Valentyn Malyar, her son Anatoliy Rossikhin, and her daughter Olha Begey.

Sentence: As of July 19, 2026, there is no information in verified open sources about a sentence being issued. The Russian Federation accuses Tetyana Malyar of 'state treason' under Article 275 of the Russian Criminal Code. Ukrainian human rights organizations consider the persecution politically motivated and linked to the systematic practice of criminal prosecution of Ukrainian civilians in the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea.

Tetyana Malyar was born in 1968. Before the Russian occupation of Crimea, she lived in Lviv. Later, she moved with her family to Yevpatoria, where she resided before the occupation of the Crimean Peninsula in 2014. There is no information in open sources about her professional activities or public engagement. Human rights defenders note that until her detention, she was a civilian Ukrainian citizen and did not participate in military or political structures.

On the night of March 21-22, 2025, Russian security forces conducted large-scale searches at four addresses in Yevpatoria. Following the investigative actions, four family members were detained: Tetyana Malyar, her brother Valentyn Malyar, her son Anatoliy Rossikhin, and her daughter Olha Begey. For a long time, relatives were unaware of the detainees' whereabouts, as the occupying security forces did not provide information about their location.

After the detention, Russian law enforcement charged all family members with 'state treason.' No convincing evidence supporting these charges has been made publicly available. Ukrainian human rights organizations emphasize that such criminal cases are regularly used by the Russian Federation as a tool for political persecution of Ukrainian citizens in occupied territories.

Only a few days after the detention was the family's location established. It became known that Tetyana Malyar and the other detainees were held in Pre-trial Detention Centre No. 2 in Simferopol. Until then, relatives had no official information about their health status, access to legal assistance, or contact with the outside world. The location was reported by Refat Chubarov, head of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People.

According to relatives, the family lived in Crimea before the peninsula's occupation. Relatives suggest that their origin from Lviv might be one reason for the persecution.

Tetyana Malyar is included in the lists of Ukrainian civilians unlawfully detained by the Russian Federation. Her case is documented by Ukrainian and international human rights organizations, which call on the international community to increase pressure on Russia and seek the release of all unlawfully detained Ukrainian citizens.

As of July 19, 2026, Tetyana Malyar remains in Russian captivity. There is no information in verified open sources about a sentence being issued or her release. Her case remains an example of the persecution of Ukrainian civilians in the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea on politically motivated charges.

Information used from open sources: Suspilne Crimea, Crimean Tatar Resource Center, CrimeaSOS, Representative Office of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Cemaat.

Update date: 19.07.2026.