Infant daughter of Crimean woman imprisoned by Russia on treason charges dies
The one-and-a-half-year-old daughter of Alexandra Strilets, a Crimean woman convicted by Russia of treason a year ago, has died, the independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta reported.
According to independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, one-and-a-half-year-old Lera, the infant daughter of Alexandra Strilets, has died. Strilets, a Crimean woman, was convicted by Russia of treason a year ago and sentenced to 12 years in prison. Lera was born prematurely in March 2025, weighing only 530 grams. She was placed in intensive care immediately after birth due to bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
Her father reported that she had been discharged home the day before she passed away. Strilets' mother, Viktoria, received the same 12-year sentence. Prosecutors accused Alexandra of engaging in confidential cooperation with Ukrainian representatives against the security of the Russian Federation, including recruiting her mother who photographed Russian military facilities.
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