Oksana Kazantseva
- Criminal Code
- Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war cases
- Verdict
- Ban on activity, Suspended prison sentence
- Sentence
- 2 years 6 months
- Date of verdict
- 2025-05-06
- Region
- Stavropol Krai
Case summary
A resident of Zheleznovodsk (Stavropol Krai). She was prosecuted for discrediting the Armed Forces because of a comment condemning the invasion of Ukraine, which she published in a chat room of publicist Alexander Nevzorov's Telegram channel.
In March 2025, the case went to trial. On 6 May 2025, Kazantseva was sentenced to two and a half years' suspended sentence with a probation period of two years and a ban on administering websites, forums, chat rooms and groups on social networks for two and a half years.
Others charged under Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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