Iuliia Elfimova
Iuliia Elfimova, born 1981, Saint Petersburg. Charges: Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government…); “Iuliia Elfimova's case of 'fakes' about the Russian Armed Forces”. Sentenced on August 11, 2026. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Saint Petersburg · Saint Petersburg · Anti-war cases
Sentence
7 years 6 months
Imprisonment (general regime)
No information about an appeal ruling.
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)
Latest event
August 11, 2026 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict: 7 years 6 months.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 7 years 6 months
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
Iuliia Elfimova's case of 'fakes' about the Russian Armed Forces
- Case number
- 1-159/2026
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of St. Petersburg. A case was brought against her for spreading deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces. In March 2026, the case went to court.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code
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