Founder of Russian children’s hospice charged with spreading ‘fakes’ about the Russian military. She faces up to 10 years in prison.
Investigators have charged Lida Moniava, founder of the children’s hospice “House with a Lighthouse,” with spreading “false information” about the Russian military motivated by political hatred — a charge under Article 207.3, Part 2, Clause “d” of Russia’s Criminal Code — and detained her, according to her defense attorney, Mikhail Biryukov, who told the Russian business news outlet RBC.
According to her defense attorney Mikhail Biryukov, Lida Moniava, the founder of the Russian children's hospice "House with a Lighthouse," has been charged with spreading "false information" about the Russian military. This accusation falls under Article 207.3, Part 2, Clause "d" of Russia's Criminal Code and carries a maximum sentence of up to 10 years in prison.
The case originated from a post she made on her Telegram channel in February 2023. Moniava has not yet pleaded guilty to the charges. Russian investigators searched her home on September 2 and subsequently took her to the Investigative Committee for questioning. A Moscow court had previously fined Moniava 45,000 rubles in February 2026 for an administrative charge of "discrediting" the Russian military, stemming from three posts on her Telegram channel.
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