Oleksii Kyrychenko

Oleksii Kyrychenko

Date of abduction: August 23, 2023

Place of abduction: Mykhailivka village, Zaporizhzhia region

Oleksii Kyrychenko is a police officer from Mykhailivka, Zaporizhzhia region. When the Russians occupied the village, he refused to cooperate with them. On August 23, 2023, the invaders illegally searched Oleksiy’s apartment and abducted him. In December of the same year, Kyrychenko and several other civilian hostages were “tried” by Russians for the murder of Ivan Sushko, who had defected to Russia and declared himself the head of Mykhailivka. On December 1, 2023, Kyrychenko was detained in Pryazovske, Zaporizhzhia region, and a few weeks later was transferred to SIZO No. 2 in Simferopol, and from there returned to Pryazovske. The Russians twice “tried” Kirichenko for “committing a terrorist attack by prior conspiracy.” However, his family notes that he never had close contact with the other defendants in the “proceedings.” According to his family, Kirichenko has lost a lot of weight and is in a complex psychological state. Also, the Russians do not pass him all the letters from his family. Now, the family is looking for a good lawyer for Oleksii, but defense lawyers do not take on this case because of its high profile.