Irina Zemliana
Irina Zemliana, born 1987, Moscow. 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 282 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Incitement of hatred or enmity (with violence, using official position, or by a group)); Article 360 part 2, Russian Criminal Code; “Irina Zemliana’s case of attacking the Russian ambassador to Poland, inciting hatred and “fakes” about the Russian Armed Forces”. Sentence (March 10, 2026): 13 years’ imprisonment in absentia and a 4-year ban on administering internet pages. Status: location unknown.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Extremism cases
Sentence
13 years
imprisonment in absentia and a 4-year ban on administering internet pages
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 282 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Incitement of hatred or enmity (with violence, using official position, or by a group)
- Article 360 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Full wording of the charges
According to investigators, on May 9, 2022, motivated by political and ideological hatred, she attacked the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Poland, Sergei Andreev, throwing a red-colored liquid on his face and clothing, thereby violating the immunity of a representative of a foreign state enjoying international protection; she also publicly disseminated knowingly false information about the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Latest event
March 10, 2026 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict: 13 years.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 13 years
· Preventive measure: arrest in absentia
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Irina Zemliana’s case of attacking the Russian ambassador to Poland, inciting hatred and “fakes” about the Russian Armed Forces
Criminal case
Irina Zemliana’s case of attacking the Russian ambassador to Poland, inciting hatred and “fakes” about the Russian Armed Forces
- Case number
- 2-0019/2026
Details and sources
Full summary
An activist with the Euromaidan-Warsaw movement and a participant in rallies in support of Ukraine in Poland. In March 2024, it was reported that she was placed on the wanted list and arrested in absentia in connection with an attack on Russia’s ambassador to Poland, Sergei Andreev, as well as on charges of spreading knowingly false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and inciting hatred. In January 2026, the case was sent to court. On March 10, 2026, Zemliana was sentenced in absentia to 13 years in prison.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
- Preventive measures
- arrest in absentia
Other people prosecuted under Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.