{
  "id": 12715400,
  "title": "Latvian court sentences woman to six years in prison over €43 transfer investigators say was intended for drone-jamming equipment for Russian troops",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/latvian-court-sentences-woman-to-six-years-in-prison-over-43-transfer",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T21:24:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/08/latvian-court-sentences-woman-to-six-years-in-prison-over-43-transfer-investigators-say-was-intended-for-drone-jamming-equipment-for-russian-troops"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Polina Kamleva, a resident of Rēzekne, Latvia, has been sentenced to six years in prison by the Riga City Court. Prosecutors allege that Kamleva financed an armed conflict by transferring €43 to purchase drone-jamming equipment for Russian troops. Latvia’s State Security Service arrested Kamleva in December 2025. According to investigators, she agreed to assist in raising funds for military equipment for the Russian army during a WhatsApp conversation in December 2024. An acquaintance from Russia’s Kaskad military-patriotic center requested her help in raising money for a mobile electronic warfare system. Kamleva contacted someone in Belarus to transfer the money, as transfers from Latvian banks to Russian banks were not possible. The individual living in Belarus transferred 157 Belarusian rubles (approximately €43) from his personal account. During her final statement to the court, Kamleva claimed she had not intended to fund the Russian army and that the messages on her phone did not clearly demonstrate her intention. She cited her unemployment and severe psychological distress at the time as reasons for agreeing to the request. Prosecutors had requested an eight-year prison sentence for Kamleva, while Latvia’s criminal code allows for a maximum sentence of ten years for financing an armed conflict.",
  "summary": "The Riga City Court has sentenced Polina Kamleva, a resident of Rēzekne, to six years in prison for financing an armed conflict, Delfi reported. The outlet called her a pro-Russian activist.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}