Olexandr Kolchenko
Ukrainian anarchist (born 1989) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 | |
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Олександр Кольченко | |
Born | (1989-11-26) November 26, 1989 (age 34) |
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
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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.[1]