Valentina Kogut
- 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
- Date of verdict
- 2025-05-23
- Region
- Sverdlovsk Oblast
- City
- Yekaterinburg
Case summary
A resident of Yekaterinburg, born in Zhitomir (Ukraine). The blogger calls herself an "esoteric investigator", claims to communicate with angels. In May 2024, a case was brought against her for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces because of a video on her YouTube channel. Kogut was given a recognizance not to leave. On 23 May 2025, the court gave her a two-year suspended sentence with a two-year probation period and a two-year ban on administering websites, forums, chat rooms and groups on social networks
Others charged under Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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