The Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Lyudmila Denisova announced it on Telegram.

According to her, Chirniy was illegally detained in several strict regime colonies in Russia - in Magadan, Moscow, Rostov-on-Don.

On Friday, May 7, he was released from the strict regime colony N15 in Bataysk, Rostov Oblast.

"Under the supervision of the armed guards, he was transferred to the Russian-Ukrainian border for forced deportation from Russia, not allowing Oleksiy to communicate with his parents, who came to meet him from temporarily occupied Crimea", - the ombudswoman said.

She informed that now Chirniy has crossed the Ukrainian-Russian border and arrived at the Ukrainian checkpoint Milove of the Luhansk region.

Denisova confirmed to Suspilne Crimea that Oleksiy Chirniy was released. He is currently in the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.

What is known

• On May 9, 2014, Chirniy was detained by Russian security forces, after which he was in complete isolation for nine months.
• Despite diplomatic pressure, the Ukrainian consul was not allowed to enter, as Chirniy was declared a Russian citizen after his detention. He also reported that he had been tortured during his detention in May 2014.
• On April 21, 2015, the North Caucasus District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Chirniy to 7 years in prison on charges of plotting terrorist attacks in Crimea.