70-Year-Old Ukrainian Woman Sentenced to 15 Years for Supporting…
A 70-year-old woman from Zaporozhye Oblast was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a Russian-controlled court for allegedly transferring funds to support the Ukrainian military, with the verdict upheld on appeal. She sang a Ukrainian patriotic song during the court session.
Consensus
- The 70-year-old woman, Svetlana Loy, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for supporting the Ukrainian military.
- The sentence was upheld by the First Appellate Court in Moscow.
- The crime was classified as state treason under Article 275 of the Russian Criminal Code.
- The transfers occurred between January and November 2024 via a Ukrainian bank app.
- The total amount transferred was equivalent to 63,400 rubles.
- The woman received Russian citizenship in December 2023 but retained her Ukrainian citizenship.
- The court proceedings were held in closed session, with journalists and the public only allowed to attend the announcement of the verdict.
- Before the verdict was read, the woman sang 'Ridna mati moya' (also known as 'Pisnya pro rushnyk').
- The case was handled by a court established by Russia in occupied Zaporozhye Oblast.
Points of divergence
- The judge, Nikolai Yurtov, was appointed to the so-called Zaporozhye Regional Court on September 27, 2023, by presidential decree No. 723. — tg_echoonline_news
- Nikolai Yurtov was previously a judge at the Moscow District Court in Nizhny Novgorod and worked as a prosecutor's assistant in Krasnodar Krai and a judge's assistant in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. — tg_echoonline_news
- The Zaporozhye Regional Court has 13 judges from Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, with only two local residents among the 30 judges. — tg_echoonline_news
- The court's chairman, Vladimir Polukhin, was transferred from the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Court and is a veteran of the Afghan War. — tg_echoonline_news
- The court's structure may be linked to the special control of the team led by Sergei Kiriyenko, First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration. — tg_echoonline_news
- After moving to Melitopol, Yurtov removed all personal information about himself from online sources, including photos. — tg_echoonline_news
- The woman was described as having 'anti-Russian views' despite holding Russian citizenship. — tg_svobodnieslova
- The woman did not renounce her Ukrainian citizenship after obtaining Russian citizenship. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- The woman sang 'Ridna mati moya', a song from the 1958 film 'Years of Youth'. — tg_theinsider
Coverage (5 sources)
- Portrait of the Day: Nikolai Yurtov: Russian judge on occupied territory who sentenced 70-year-old woman to 15 years... — ЭХО / Новости
- Court in Russia sentenced 70-year-old Ukrainian to 15 years in prison for treason — Вёрстка
- Russian court sentenced 70-year-old Ukrainian to 15 years for supporting Armed Forces of Ukraine — The Moscow Times
- 70-year-old resident of occupied Tokmak sang "Ridna Mati Moya" in court, which upheld 15 years in prison for transfers... — ЭХО / Новости
- Russian court set 15-year prison term for 70-year-old resident of Zaporizhzhia region for supporting Ukraine. In court she started to sing... — The Insider