Russian filmmaker Alexander Rodnyansky sentenced in absentia to 8.5 years for criticizing Ukraine war, spreading false info on missile attack.

Russian filmmaker Alexander Rodnyansky has been sentenced to 8.5 years in absentia for criticizing the war in Ukraine. The Basmanny District Court convicted him of spreading false information through social media posts, particularly regarding a missile attack on a maternity hospital. Born in Kyiv, he fled Russia in 2022 after becoming a vocal critic of the Kremlin. Additionally, Rodnyansky is banned from online postings for four years.

October 21, 2024
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