Tatyana Lazareva
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 330.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war casesTerrorism casesCases against "foreign agents"
- Verdict
- Ban on activity, Corrective labour (in absentia), Imprisonment (in absentia)
- Sentence
- 6 years 6 months
- Date of verdict
- 2024-12-23
- Region
- Moscow
- City
- Moscow
Case summary
Actress, TV presenter. In July 2022, she was included in the register of "foreign agents". On 13 June 2024, it was reported that Lazareva was put on a wanted list. Later, it became known that a case of public justification of terrorism was brought against her because of a video in which she says that, "no matter how terrible", she approves of the drone strikes on the territory of Russia. On 24 December 2024, Lazareva was sentenced in absentia to six and a half years in prison.
In July 2025, it became known that Lazareva was prosecuted for evading her duties as a "foreign agent". On 7 October 2025, she was sentenced in absentia to one year and nine months of correctional labour. Taking into account the sentence in the previous case, the final sentence was seven years' imprisonment in absentia. On 4 February 2026, the Court of Appeal overturned the sentence because the case had been heard by a district court and not by a magistrate, as required by law. On 5 March, the magistrate passed the same sentence.
Others charged under Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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