Detention: On the night of March 22, 2025, Russian security forces conducted simultaneous searches at several addresses and detained four family members who had previously lived in Lviv: Tetiana Malyar, her brother Valentyn Malyar, her son Anatolii Rossikhin, and her daughter Olha Malyar.

Sentence: As of July 21, 2026, there is no information about a sentence. The Russian Federation accuses Anatolii Rossikhin of so-called 'state treason.' It is known that he is in custody, and the investigation is ongoing. Human rights defenders consider the case politically motivated.

Anatolii Dmytrovych Rossikhin was born on October 27, 1986. Before his detention, he lived in Yevpatoria. There is no information in open sources about his profession, education, or public activities. Human rights organizations note that the occupying authorities rarely disclose information about Ukrainian civilians persecuted for political reasons.

On the night of March 22, 2025, FSB officers conducted a series of simultaneous searches in Yevpatoria. Following the searches, four family members were detained, including Anatolii Rossikhin. According to human rights defenders, Russian security forces did not provide the family with a clear explanation for the detention, and the whereabouts of the detainees were concealed for a long time.

It later became known that Anatolii Rossikhin and other family members were held in Pre-trial Detention Centre No. 2 in Simferopol. The Russian side only reported suspicion of 'state treason,' but did not disclose specific details of the case or evidence justifying such charges. Human rights defenders emphasize that the charge of 'state treason' has increasingly been used by Russia in recent years to persecute Ukrainian civilians in occupied territories.

Human rights defenders highlight that after the detention, the family lacked complete information about Anatolii Rossikhin's whereabouts and conditions of detention for a long time. Information about the investigation's progress also remains closed. As a result, it is impossible to determine whether he has full access to an independent lawyer, medical assistance, and regular contact with relatives. Such circumstances raise concerns among human rights organizations documenting cases of enforced disappearances and illegal detention of civilians in occupied Crimea.

As of July 21, 2026, the Russian side has not reported the completion of the investigation or the transfer of the case to court. There is no information in open sources about a sentence being issued or Anatolii Rossikhin's release. His case remains an example of the persecution of Ukrainian civilians in temporarily occupied Crimea on fabricated charges of 'state treason.'

Information sourced from open sources: ZMINA, Project 'Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial,' Suspilne Crimea, Center for Journalistic Investigations.

Update date: July 21, 2026.