Ukrainian political prisoner Konstantin Shiring died in one of the colonies of the Russian Federation - human rights activists

The 61-year-old Ukrainian, as noted in the Crimean Human Rights Group, needed heart surgery and sought help from the colony's leadership, but was ignored. Ukrainian Konstantin Shiring, who was illegally sentenced to 12 years on espionage, died in Russian correctional colony No. 5. As reported on February 7, the Crimean Human Rights Group (CPG), citing colony sources, 61-year-old springs suffered from heart disease.

Journalists say that the human rights activist needed heart surgery and in prison sought medical help, but he did not do the operation. It is also clarified that there is no official confirmation of the leadership of VK # 5 yet - the investigation will be formally. According to the head of the KPG Olga Skrypnyk, the responsibility for the death of Shiring lies completely on the administration of the Russian colony, as it failed to respond adequately to the disease of the prisoner.

"Constantine needed medical care because of heart disease, but did not receive it. Failure to provide medical care to our citizens in Russian prisons is not isolated cases, but systemic practice. Responsibility for his death lies in the administration of the colony," Skrypnyk said.

She added that it is necessary to look for and involve all possible mechanisms for the release of Ukrainian citizens from the places of imprisonment in Russia, because living conditions in them are a real threat to life. In April 2020, the FSB press service reported that in the Crimea Russian special services stopped the activity of the "Ukrainian intelligence and diversion group" aimed at theft of secret information and recruitment of "Russian citizens".

During the search activity, the employees of the Russian special services detained Konstantin Shiring and his wife, Tatiana Kuzmenko, who served as a ensign in the Guards in the Guards anti -aircraft missile regiment. They were later transferred to Moscow, led by the accusation of "betrayal of the Motherland for gathering information on weapons and the number of personnel of the anti -aircraft missile regiment".

Shiring's lawyer Oleg Glushko reported that the Supreme Court of Crimea had a complaint, which stated that the suspect was not a serviceman and was not dangerous. However, the Court rejected the complaint and eventually imposed a penalty in the form of 12 years of a strict colony on charge of espionage in favor of a foreign state. The defendant did not admit his guilt and claimed that he was said.

After that, Lyudmila Denisova, who at that time held the position of Ombudsman of the Verkhovna Rada of Human Rights, stated that Shiring was a victim to the political repression of the Russian authorities against Ukrainians. Earlier it was reported that the Russian authorities are trying to force a political prisoner from the Kherson region Vladimir Yakimenko to fight against Ukraine.