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Oleh Sentsov

Ukrainian filmmaker and activist (born 1976)

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Born: ( 1976-07-14 ) 14 July 1976 (age 49) , Simferopol , Crimean Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Alma mater: Kyiv National Economic University
Occupation: Filmmaker
Years active: 2008–present
Spouse: Veronika Velch ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 5 July 2022</span>"}]]}'>2022 )
Awards: Legion of Honour , Order for Courage 1st class , Order for Courage 3d class , Taras Shevchenko National Prize
Allegiance: Ukraine
Branch: Territorial Defense Forces , 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade
Service years: 2022–present
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Conflicts: Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine Kyiv offensive Battle of Donbas Battle of Bakhmut Kharkiv counteroffensive Battle of Balakliia Battle of Kupiansk 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive Zaporizhzhia offensive Battle of Avdiivka August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion

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Oleh Hennadiiovych Sentsov (Ukrainian: Олег Геннадійович Сенцов; Russian: Олег Геннадьевич Сенцов, romanized: Oleg Gennadyevich Sentsov; born 14 July 1976) is a Ukrainian filmmaker, writer, activist and soldier of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from Crimea. Sentsov has directed the feature films Gamer (2011), Numbers [uk] (2019, co-directed with Akhtem Seitablayev), and Rhino (2021).

Following the Russian annexation of Crimea, he was arrested in Crimea in May 2014 and sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment by a Russian court in August 2015 on charges of plotting terrorism. The conviction was described as fabricated by Amnesty International and others. He was awarded the European Parliament’s Sakharov Prize in 2018. On 7 September 2019, he was released in a prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine.