Radmila Ryabtseva
Radmila Ryabtseva, born 1979, Komi Republic. Charges: Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries); “Radmila Ryabtseva's case of discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation”. Sentence (September 8, 2025): A fine of 150 000 roubles (with installments) with an additional prohibition on administration of web sites for 2 years. Status: at large.
In brief
Komi Republic · NULL · Anti-war cases
Sentence
A fine of 150 000 roubles (with installments) with an additional prohibition on administration of web sites for 2 years.
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries
Full wording of the charges
On July 11, 2023, Ryabtseva was fined 30,000 rubles under the administrative article on discrediting the army (Art. 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code) because in the comments section under news articles in the communities "About Vuktyl City/News" and "Vuktyl Live" at the VKontakte social media she "pointed out the lack of patriotism of persons participating in the special military operation in Ukraine on the side of the Russian Federation, that they fight only for money, that she does not support this special operation, and, in the course of discussion of the above topic, expressed support for the musical composition "Don't go to war", as well as made other similar comments".
Latest event
September 8, 2025 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Preventive measure: ban on certain activities
· Persecution begins
Radmila Ryabtseva's case of discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Criminal case
Radmila Ryabtseva's case of discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
- Case number
- 1-16/2025
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Vuktyl (Komi). A mother of many children, works as a cleaner. In September 2022, she was ordered to pay 10,000 rubles on a lawsuit filed by local deputy Idris Taibov: Ryabtseva criticised his initiative to replace the letter В with letter V on the stele with the name of the town (in Russian it is spelled Вуктыл). The deputy considered her words an insult and went to court.
In October 2024, it became known that a case was brought against Ryabtseva for discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The court appointed her a preventive measure in the form of a ban on certain actions.
The reason for criminal prosecution was a comment in "VKontakte" in response to a user who claimed to have fought in Ukraine: "You kill children and civilians in a neighbouring country and consider yourselves saviours, but you are just ordinary cleaners. And you have to live with it all your life. And it makes no difference whether you kill with weapons or with words on the sofa".
On September 5, 2025, the court sentenced her to a fine of 150 thousand rubles.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Preventive measures
- ban on certain activities
Other people prosecuted under Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.