Irina Vladimirova
Irina Vladimirova, born 1963, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries); “Irina Vladimirova's case of discrediting the Russian Armed Forces”. Sentence (October 7, 2025): 1 year 8 months' suspended sentence, 2-year ban on Internet activities. Status: at large.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Feodosia · Anti-war cases
Sentence
1 year 8 months
suspended sentence, 2-year ban on Internet activities
First instance, August 14, 2025: 1 year 8 months’ forced labor and a 2-year ban on Internet activities
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
In April 2022 and December 2024, Vladimirova was fined 30,000 roubles on each occasion under the administrative article of “discrediting the army” (Article 20.3.3 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offences).
Latest event
October 7, 2025 — appeal
The court changed the sentence to 1 year 8 months.
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
sentence changed · 1 year 8 months
· Imprisonment begins
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
Irina Vladimirova's case of discrediting the Russian Armed Forces
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Feodosia. She was prosecuted for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces and calling for extremism online. In June 2025, a case of discreditation was submitted to the court, and in July, a case of calls for extremism followed.
On 14 August 2025, she was sentenced to a year and eight months of forced labour in the case of discreditation. In October, on appeal, the forced labour was replaced with a suspended sentence of the same length.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.