{
  "id": 13132471,
  "title": "Latvian citizen handed six years in prison for financing Russian military with €43 donation through Belarus",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/latvian-citizen-handed-six-years-in-prison-for-financing-russian",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T14:00:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Insider",
    "slug": "the-insider",
    "url": "https://theins.press/en/news/298106"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Latvian woman, Polina Kamlyova, has been sentenced to six years in prison and three years of probation for her role in funding the Russian military. In October, Kamlyova was found guilty of transferring around 43 euros to a device aimed at disrupting FPV drones. Prosecutors stated she did not directly transfer the money, but instead, requested an acquaintance in Belarus to make the payment on her behalf, concealing the true purpose of the transaction. The acquaintance in Belarus transferred 157 Belarusian rubles, equivalent to about 43 euros, to the Russian bank account of Kamlyova's acquaintance. Kamlyova protested her innocence, claiming she was unaware of the transaction's intent and had no knowledge of the funds flowing to the Russian military. She maintained that her communications with the Russian individual were private and that she was not involved in any war financing. Kamlyova's phone was examined at the Latvian border following her return from Russia, where officials discovered the messages and subsequently began reading her private correspondence without her consent. The exact method of how Latvian authorities obtained the information remains undisclosed by law enforcement agencies. Kamlyova's background includes work at a garment factory and membership in the Latvian Russian Union, a political party catering to Latvia's Russian-speaking community. She contested for a position on the Rēzekne city council in 2017 as a candidate of the party.",
  "summary": "A Riga city court sentenced Latvian citizen and pro-Russian activist Polina Kamlyova to six years in prison for financing the Russian military. On Oct. 7, the court found that Kamlyova had transferred approximately 43 euros toward the purchase of a device designed to jam drones. She was also sentenced to three years of probation supervision. Prosecutors said Kamlyova did not transfer the money…",
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  "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."
}