Yabloko Deputy Sentenced to 11 Years for Army Discreditation
The Pskov City Court sentenced Lev Shlosberg, deputy chairman of the Russian opposition party Yabloko, to 11 years and one month in prison for repeated discrediting of the Russian army and spreading so-called 'fake news' about it. The court's decision was announced on August 17, 2026.
Consensus
- The Pskov City Court sentenced Lev Shlosber to 11 years and 1 month in prison.
- The charges were related to repeated discrediting of the Russian military and spreading 'fake news' about the army.
- The sentencing occurred on August 17, 2025.
- Shlosberg was held in pre-trial detention since December 2025.
- The prosecution had requested a sentence of 12 years and 1 month.
- Shlosberg was involved in a YouTube debate criticizing the war in Ukraine.
- A repost of a Daily Mirror cover from February 2022 was cited as evidence of spreading 'fake news'.
- The court's decision is subject to appeal by Yabloko.
Points of divergence
- The Supreme Court of Russia rejected Yabloko's appeal regarding the party's removal from the upcoming State Duma elections, and the decision from August 10, 2025, became legally binding. — tg_radiosvoboda
- The sentence includes partial combination of penalties for 'discreditation' and 'fake news', as well as the conversion of previously imposed corrective labor for violating 'foreign agent' obligations into imprisonment. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- The case about 'fake news' was initiated due to a repost from Echo of Moscow of the Daily Mirror cover, which included images of Vladimir Putin and a bloodied woman with the caption 'Her blood... His hands'. — tg_tvrain
- The court hearing was postponed to 16:00 Moscow time due to a judicial decision, originally scheduled for 10:30. — tg_echoonline_news
- The Supreme Court is reviewing Yabloko's appeal against the party's removal from the autumn State Duma elections, with the case filed by the pro-Kremlin party 'Rodina'. — tg_bbcrussian
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Key entities
- Lev Shlosberg
- Apple
- Pskov City Court
- Mediasphere
- Anna Goracheva
- Supreme Court
- Media
- Russia
- Vladimir Putin
- State Duma
- State Duma
- Daily Mirror
- Echo of Moscow
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