A Russian court sentences a journalist to six years in prison for comments critical of Moscow's offensive in Ukraine, as part of an ongoing crackdown on dissent.
55 minutes agoKyiv and its Western allies blamed Moscow for the death of hundreds of civilians in the Mariupol theatre attack.abc.net.au/news/russian-journalist-gets-six-years-for-accusing-russia-of-ukraine/101980596A Russian court has sentenced a journalist to six years in prison for comments critical of Moscow's offensive in Ukraine.
Maria Ponomarenko, 44, was sentenced for spreading information she knew to be false about Moscow's army, said the Investigative Committee, which probes major crimes.
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