Olga Amelchenkova

Olga Nikolayevna Amelchenkova (; born on 5 September 1990 in Borisoglebsk, Voronezh Oblast) is a Russian political figure, deputy of the 8th State Duma convocation. In January 2022, she suggested recognizing the Siege of Leningrad as an act of genocide.

In 2017 Amelchenkova became a member of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation. She represents the Leningrad Oblast and Pskov Oblast constituencies.

Early life Amelchenkova was born on 5 September 1990 in Borisoglebsk in the Russian SSR. They married in Petrovsky Palace in Moscow. She was further sanctioned in December 2022 for supporting the annexation of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporozhye by the European Union. In March 2023, a Ukrainian court sentenced Zanko in absentia to 15 years in prison for confiscation of property and encroaching on the territorial integrity of Ukraine although members of the State Duma are said to have parliamentary immunity.

Criminal Prosecution

On March 22, 2023, a Ukrainian court sentenced Olga Zanko in absentia to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property under charges related to encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine.