Zhimina also asked the court to pay attention to the bias of the…
Zhimina also asked the court to pay attention to the bias of the colony administration and stated that after the trial, she plans to be placed in the same unit with Shamsheva again 'for new provocations'.
Consensus
- Antonina Zimina was fined 5,000 rubles for a fight with another inmate, Marina Shamschina.
- The conflict arose from accusations of stealing a soap dish.
- Zimina admitted to the fight but argued against double punishment and cited her 15-day stay in SHIZO as already serving punishment.
- The court found Zimina guilty under the article on battery.
- The court did not impose administrative arrest but imposed a fine.
- Zimina claims the prison administration orchestrated the incident as a political provocation.
- Zimina was previously sentenced to 13 years in prison for treason in 2020.
- Zimina and her husband were convicted for allegedly passing a secret document to Latvian intelligence and disclosing the identity of an FSB officer.
- Zimina has previously attempted suicide in prison in 2024 due to mistreatment.
- Zimina was transferred to IK-8 in Kostroma Oblast in autumn 2025.
- Zimina was placed in SHIZO for 15 days starting May 4, 2026, following the incident.
Points of divergence
- Zimina claims that Shamschina engaged in provocation at the instruction of the prison administration, and her fellow inmates supported this claim as witnesses. — mediazona
- Zimina claims she will be forced to be placed in the same unit with Shamschina after the trial for new provocations, and that other inmates receive only 3 days in SHIZO for similar acts, while she received 15 days. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- Zimina worked as an expert at the Foundation for Public Diplomacy named after Gorchakov. — mediazona
- Zimina attempted to cut her veins with a blade in 2024 as a protest against coercion and poor medical care. — tg_sotavisionmedia
Coverage (2 sources)
- Political prisoner Antonina Zimina fined for brawl with a woman from her unit; she believes they deliberately provoke incidents in the colony — Медиазона
- Political prisoner Antonina Zimina fined 5,000 rubles for fight with comrade. She fears that after the trial provocateur will be transferred back to her unit... — SOTAvision