Olga Chepeleva
Olga Chepeleva, Belgorod Oblast. Charges: Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government…); “Olga Chepeleva's case of "fake news" about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation”. Sentence (April 6, 2026): 5.5 years in a general regime penal colony with a suspended sentence until the defendant's children reach the age of 14. Status: imprisoned.
In brief
Belgorod Oblast · Belgorod · Anti-war cases
Sentence
5 years 6 months
5.5 years in a general regime penal colony with a suspended sentence until the defendant's children reach the age of 14
First instance, February 18, 2026: 5 years 6 months
Charges
- Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code — Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries (based on political, ideological, racial, national or religious hatred or enmity, or on grounds of hatred or enmity in relation to any social group)
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, from April 2024 to February 2025, the accused posted knowingly false information on the social network VKontakte about illegal actions by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine in connection with the special military operation.
Latest event
June 22, 2026 — added to the rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Timeline
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Appeal ruling
sentence changed · 5 years 6 months
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 5 years 6 months
· Persecution begins
Olga Chepeleva's case of "fake news" about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Criminal case
Olga Chepeleva's case of "fake news" about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
- Case number
- 1-76/2026
Thematic group: Anti-war case
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Full summary
A resident of Belgorod. A case was brought against her for spreading deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces. No later than July 2025, she was taken into custody. On 18 February 2026, the court sentenced her to five and a half years in a general regime colony with a suspended sentence until Chepeleva's children reach the age of 14.
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