Russian court upholds 15-year term for Ukrainian donor aged 70
A Moscow appellate court upheld the sentence handed down to Svitlana Loy, a 70-year-old resident of occupied Tokmak in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Oblast, whom an occupation "Zaporizhzhya court" sentenced earlier this year to 15 years in prison for making donations to Ukraine's Armed Forces, Russian outlet Mediazona reported on Aug. 25.
In a Moscow appellate court, a 70-year-old Ukrainian donor named Svitlana Loy has had her 15-year prison sentence upheld. Loy, who resides in the occupied town of Tokmak in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Oblast, was initially sentenced by a Zaporizhzhya court for donating to Ukraine's Armed Forces. The appeal hearing, held behind closed doors, saw Loy beginning the proceedings by singing the Ukrainian song, "Beloved Mother of Mine," prior to the verdict being announced.
Russian forces took control of Tokmak in 2022. Despite obtaining a Russian passport in 2023 without renouncing her Ukrainian citizenship, Loy continued to make 24 money transfers to Ukraine between January and November 2024, amounting to 63,420 rubles ($685). Sentenced to prison for allegedly holding anti-Russian views and committing treason against the state, Loy's appeal was unsuccessful in altering her sentence.
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