Olexandr Kolchenko
Oleksandr Kolchenko | |
|---|---|
| Олександр Кольченко | |
| Born | November 26, 1989 |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Alma mater | Taurida National V.I. Vernadsky University (TNU) (dropped out) |
| Known for | Arrest, criminal prosecution by Russian authorities |
| Criminal charge(s) | Arson, terrorism |
| Criminal penalty | 10 years in prison |
| Criminal status | Released from prison in September 2019 |
| Awards | Order for Courage |
Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Kolchenko (Ukrainian: Олександр Олександрович Кольченко, nicknamed "Tundra"; born November 26, 1989) is a Ukrainian left-wing and trade union activist, antifascist, anarchist, ecologist, and archaeologist, who was convicted of terrorism by the Russian administration of Crimea in 2014.
Oleksandr Kolchenko and three more Crimean pro-Ukrainian activists: Oleksiy Cherniy, Hennadiy Afanasyev and Oleh Sentsov are united by a common criminal case of the so-called "Crimean terrorists". All four were arrested and imprisoned in Russia after the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation. On 7 September 2019 Kolchenko was released in a prisoner swap.