Aleksandra Pugach
Aleksandra Pugach, Kirov Oblast. Charges: Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government…); Article 280.4 part 2 items v, d, Russian Criminal Code; “Aleksandra Pugach's case of calling for actions against the safety of the Russian Federation”. Sentenced on May 14, 2026. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Sentence
6 years
Ban on activity, Imprisonment (in absentia)
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code — Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries (based on political, ideological, racial, national or religious hatred or enmity, or on grounds of hatred or enmity in relation to any social group)
- Article 280.4 part 2 items v, d, Russian Criminal Code
Full wording of the charges
The reason for initiating the criminal case was her speech at an anti-war meeting in Georgia, where she called for helping Ukraine and donating to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
Latest event
May 14, 2026 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict: 6 years.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 6 years
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
Aleksandra Pugach's case of calling for actions against the safety of the Russian Federation
- Case number
- 1-124/2026
Details and sources
Full summary
She was a volunteer of the organisations Unkremlin (assistance to Ukraine) and Uniontac (assistance to the Ukrainian army) and lived in Kirov region. She was prosecuted for calling for activities against the security of the Russian Federation because of her call to help the Ukrainian army at a rally in Tbilisi. Later it became known that the case also included an article on disseminating deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces. In April 2026, the case went to court.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.