Olga Potapova
Olga Potapova, born 1961, Moscow. Charges: Article 207.3 part 2 item b, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government…); “Olga Potapova's case of “fake news” about the Russian army”. Sentenced on May 19, 2026. Status: location unknown.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Pensioners · Anti-war cases
Sentence
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 207.3 part 2 item b, Russian Criminal Code — Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries (using an official position, a group of individuals, falsification of evidence, for selfish motives, or out of hatred)
Full wording of the charges
Details of the prosecution are unknown
Latest event
May 19, 2026 — first-instance verdict
The court issued a ruling.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
· Preventive measure: arrest in absentia
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
Olga Potapova's case of “fake news” about the Russian army
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Moscow. She was prosecuted for spreading deliberately false information about the Russian army by a group of persons, the details of the case are unknown. She was arrested in absentia in April 2026.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Preventive measures
- arrest in absentia
Other people prosecuted under Article 207.3 part 2 item b, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.