Former deputy head of MIA unit sentenced to 12 years in Crimea

Former deputy head of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry unit in Crimea Dmytro Korzhov was sentenced in absentia to 12 years in prison.

This was reported by the press service of the Prosecutor's Office of the ARC.

Since 2012, he had been working in this position, responsible for public security. After the occupation of Crimea, the defendant betrayed his oath and joined the Russian occupation Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Crimea. There he took the position of Deputy Head of the Public Order Police of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs in Yalta. By his actions, the convict contributed to the formation of Russian law enforcement agencies on the peninsula and assisted the aggressor state in conducting subversive activities against Ukraine.

Another traitor police officer Fedorian was exchanged to Russia in Crimea. The decision to transfer him was made by the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War on August 5, 2025. In October 2024, the Holosiivskyi District Court of Kyiv sentenced Fedorian to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property. Although he initially appealed the verdict, he later withdrew his appeal and wrote an application for an exchange.

Meanwhile, the health of Crimean political prisoner Yatskin has been deteriorating in the colony for 7 years. Ivan was detained in 2019 and convicted by a Russian court in a case that human rights activists consider politically motivated. According to him, Yatskin was reluctant to talk about his experience, but mentioned that during his imprisonment he developed trophic ulcers on his legs due to the lack of proper medical care. He also complained of constant psychological pressure, headaches, pain in the thoracic spine and almost complete loss of teeth.

Катерина Глушко