Published on 2 March 2026
 
FIFTH SECTION
Application no. 48673/19
Oleksandr Yevgeniyovych MAKSYMYKHIN
against Ukraine
lodged on 9 September 2019
communicated on 13 February 2026
SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE
The applicant is a life prisoner since 2005. The case concerns his placement in a prison located far from his family and the repeated rejections of his requests for transfer to a closer prison. According to the applicant, he was transferred to a prison located in the region of his family’s residence only in late 2021. In other words, it took approximately sixteen years for such a transfer to be obtained. In the applicant’s view, the circumstances of his case disclose a violation of Articles 8 and 13 of the Convention.
QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES
1.  Has there been a violation of the applicant’s right to respect for his family life under Article 8 of the Convention on account of his placement in a prison remote from his home (see Vintman v. Ukraine, no. 28403/05, §§ 76-104, 23 October 2014)?
 
2.  Did the applicant have at his disposal an effective domestic remedy within the meaning of Article 13 of the Convention in respect of the above complaint?