Yabloko Deputy Leader Sentenced to 11 Years
The Pskov City Court sentenced Lev Shlosberg, deputy chairman of the 'Yabloko' party, to 11 years and 1 month of a prison colony on charges of 'military fake news'.
Consensus
- Lavrenty Shlosberg was sentenced to 11 years and 1 month in prison.
- The court that sentenced him is the Pskov City Court.
- The charges were related to the dissemination of 'fake news' about the Russian military and repeated 'discrediting' of the Russian army.
- The case was triggered by a repost of a publication from Echo of Moscow showing a Daily Mirror cover with Vladimir Putin and a wounded woman.
- The cover had the caption 'Her blood... His hands'.
- Shlosberg participated in debates on the YouTube channel 'Zhivoy Gvozd' where he called for the cessation of hostilities in Ukraine.
- Shlosberg did not admit guilt.
- The Yabloko party stated it would seek justice and end the prosecution through legal means.
- Shlosberg was held under house arrest since June 2025 and transferred to pre-trial detention center No. 1 in Pskov in December.
- Shlosberg had previously been designated as a foreign agent and fined multiple times for similar charges.
Points of divergence
- The prosecutor requested a sentence of 12 years and one month. — tvrain
- Rosfinmonitoring added Shlosberg to the list of 'terrorists and extremists' at the same time he was sent to pre-trial detention. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- The judge who issued the verdict is Viktoriya Maliamova. — tg_astrapress
- The court found Shlosberg guilty based on reposts of debates from 'Zhivoy Gvozd' and the Echo of Moscow publication. — tg_sotavisionmedia
Coverage (20 sources)
- Court sentenced Lev Shlosberg to 11 years and 1 month of prison; Pskov City Court found opposition politician and member of 'Yabloko' Lev Shlosberg guilty of re-discrediting the army (Art. 280.3 UK) and spreading military 'fake news' (Art. 207.3 UK). — 7х7 — Горизонтальная Россия
- Chairman of the 'Yabloko' Lev Shlossberg sentenced to 11 years in prison. Reason for pursuing Shlossberg was reposting... — BBC News Русская служба
- Lev Shlossberg sentenced to 11 years and one month of prison — Дождь
- Deputy of "Yabloko" Lev Shlossberg sentenced to 11 years in prison Pskov city court sentenced to 11 years and one m... — Настоящее Время
- «Love for the motherland sometimes requires going against the state». The story of Lev Shlosberg, sentenced to 11 years — BBC News Русская служба
- Pskov politician Lev Shlosberg sentenced to 11 years and 1 month of prison — Говорит НеМосква
- Deputy of the 'Yabloko' Lev Shlossberg sentenced to 11 years in prison for 'military fake' case — The Moscow Times
- Deputy of the 'Yabloko' Lev Shlosberg sentenced to 11 years and one month of prison for social media posts. The decision was made by su... — ASTRA
- To 11 years and 1 month of prison sentenced Lev Shlosberg for reposting debates on 'Live Nails' and publishing 'Echo of Moscow'... — SOTAvision
- Pskov politician Lev Shlosberg sentenced to 11 years and 1 month of prison — Говорит НеМосква
- Lev Shlosberg sentenced to 11 years and one month of deprivation of liberty, Mediazona reports. In the 'Yabloko' party... — Дождь (Telegram)
- Co-chairman of the 'Yabloko' Party, Lev Shlossberg, sentenced to 11 years and one month of deprivation of liberty. Prosecutor Anna Goracheva... — Republic
- Deputy of the 'Yabloko' Lev Shlossberg sentenced to 11 years and 1 month of colony — The Insider
- Deputy Chairman of the 'Yabloko' Lev Shlossberg sentenced to 11 years and 1 month of colony for military 'fakes' and 'discreditation' of... — Faridaily
- Deputy of the 'Yabloko' Lev Shlossberg sentenced to 11 years in prison — BBC News Русская служба
- Politician Lev Shlosberg* sentenced to prison for 11 years — Фонтанка
- Policy of Lev Shlosberg sentenced to 11 years and one month of deprivation of liberty — Черта
- Apple deputy chairman Shlossberg sentenced to 11 years and one month of prison for "discrediting" the Russian Federation army — DW Главное
- Schlossberg sentenced to one of the harshest terms for military "fake news" — Агентство. Новости
- Deputy of the 'Yabloko' Lev Shlossberg sentenced to 11 years and one month of colony for posts in social networks — ASTRA
Key entities
- Lev Shlosberg
- Apple
- Pskov City Court
- Deputy Chairman
- Russia
- Echo of Moscow
- Daily Mirror
- Mediasphere
- Victoria Malymova
- Ukraine
- Pskov
- Vladimir Putin
- VS
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