A 72-year-old pensioner was sentenced to five and a half years in prison for allegedly sharing a post online about Russia's military casualties in Ukraine, rights groups said Monday.
Yevgeniya Maiboroda, from Russia's southern Rostov region, was prosecuted under a law that prohibits the deliberate spreading of false information about the Russian army.
Yevgeniya Maiboroda, from Russia s Rostov region, has been jailed for two social media reposts in one of the most draconian punishments since the war started almost two years ago.