Name: Tkachenko Alina Nikolayevna
Date of Birth: September 13, 1972
Articles of Criminal Code of Russian Federation: 282.2 (2)

Biography

Alina Tkachenko was one of six women prosecuted for her beliefs in the spring of 2023 in Vladivostok. Her house was searched, and a criminal case was initiated against her.

Alina was born in September 1972. She grew up as a very active child — she engaged in fencing, sambo and dancing. After school, she trained in several professions — a cook, a sales manager and an expert in food products. For some time she worked in her profession, and then began to provide cleaning services.

Alina has an adult son who she relies on for support. He adopted her love for an active lifestyle — they travel together and like hiking. He also plays the guitar and piano. Alina's mother is already retired, she shares her daughter's values.

In 2007, Alina decided to become one of Jehovah's Witnesses after she received answers to her questions from the Bible and learned that the prophecies written in this book are being fulfilled today.

Alina worries about her health because of the criminal prosecution. She has lost one of her three jobs. Alina's relatives are concerned and do not understand why this is happening.

Case History

After searches and detentions in Vladivostok in March 2023, Yegor Pogrebnyak was placed under house arrest, while Yuriy Byche and Sergey Novosyolov were held in a pretrial detention center. Soon, Tatyana Kazakova, Marina Roslova, Anastasiya Dyldina, Yelena Romanova, Tatyana Maz (case separated), and Alina Tkachenko (case dismissed) also became defendants in the criminal case under the extremist article. In December, new searches took place, after which Kirill Chekolaev was arrested. He spent about five months in a pretrial detention center; Novoselov and Byche — almost a year. All three were released under a ban on certain actions. In April 2025, charges were brought against Anatoliy Baranov and Kirill Krymskiy. They, as well as Dyldina and Pogrebnyak, were additionally charged with financing the activity of an extremist organization. In June, the case went to court.
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