Sergei Kaplienko
- Criminal Code
- Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war cases
- Verdict
- Ban on activity, Imprisonment (general regime)
- Sentence
- 5 years
- Date of verdict
- 2025-12-09
- Region
- Rostov Oblast
Case summary
A resident of Rostov-on-Don and a streamer. A case was opened against him for disseminating knowingly false information about the Russian Armed Forces. Mr. Kaplienko was placed under house arrest. In September 2025, the case went to court. On 9 December 2025, Mr. Kaplienko was sentenced, the details of that sentence are unknown. On 16 February 2026, the appellate court changed the sentence to five years in a general regime colony.
Others charged under Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code
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