Russian occupation court sentences 74-year-old woman to 14 years for $34 donation to Ukrainian military
A Russian occupation court in Berdyansk, Zaporizhzhya Oblast, sentenced a 74-year-old woman to 14 years in prison for donating UAH 1,500 (about $34) to Ukraine’s Armed Forces, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported on Aug. 26.
A Russian occupation court in Berdyansk sentenced a 74-year-old woman to 14 years in prison for donating $34 to Ukraine's military, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported on August 26. The woman, born in 1952, transferred the money to a Ukrainian military account in 2024, according to occupation court documents. She was found guilty of treason under Russian law.
Russian investigators alleged that her donation to the Ukrainian military harmed Russia's security, as she had developed a negative attitude towards Russian state authorities following the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Treason and espionage prosecutions have surged in Russia since the beginning of the war, with 468 people convicted on such charges in 2025, the highest number since 1997, as per Parubets Analytics.
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