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Elena Chernomyrdina

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Elena Chernomyrdina, Orenburg Oblast. Charges: Article 207.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government…); “Elena Chernomyrdina's case of "fakes" about the RF Armed Forces”. Sentence (January 23, 2025): 6 months of corrective labor. Status: at large.

In brief

Orenburg Oblast · Orenburg · Anti-war cases

Sentence

6 months of corrective labor

Verdict January 23, 2025

No information about an appeal ruling.

Charges

Full wording of the charges

According to the investigation, she disseminated (reported) to an indefinite number of persons, under the guise of reliable reports, knowingly false information containing data on the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to protect the interests of the Russian Federation and its citizens, and to maintain international peace and security, namely: - about the conduct of military aggressive actions by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the territory of another sovereign state, referring to them not as a special military operation but as a full-scale Russian invasion; - the conduct by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine of hostilities against the entire population of Ukraine and not against nationalist formations or the Armed Forces of Ukraine, involving strikes against residential neighbourhoods and civilian infrastructure; - the forceful seizure by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, and not the achievement of the goals set by the President of the Russian Federation of protecting the interests of the Russian Federation and its citizens and maintaining international peace and security; The content of the above text records does not correspond to the content of the official position of the President of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, as well as other authorised bodies of executive and legislative power of the Russian Federation.

Latest event

January 23, 2025 — first-instance verdict

The court delivered a guilty verdict.

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict

  2. · Persecution begins

    Elena Chernomyrdina's case of "fakes" about the RF Armed Forces

Criminal case

Elena Chernomyrdina's case of "fakes" about the RF Armed Forces

Case number
1-404/2024

There are no other defendants in this case in the database.

Thematic group: Anti-war case

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

A resident of the Orenburg region. A case was initiated against her for disseminating knowingly false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. In November 2024, the case was handed over to court. On 23 January 2024, Chernomyrdina was sentenced to six months of corrective labor.

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Citizenship
Russia

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