Nikolai Levshits* has been sentenced in absentia by a court in Moscow.

Journalist Nikolai Levshits*, living in Georgia, has been sentenced in absentia by a court in Moscow for spreading fakes about the Russian army.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on March 7, 2025, added Nikolai Levshits* to the register of foreign agents.

Journalist Nikolai Levshits*, living in Georgia, was sentenced in absentia for fakes about the Russian army. The decision was made by the Nagatinsky Court of Moscow. Levshits* is sentenced to 2 months from the moment of extradition or detention on the territory of the Russian Federation.

It is unknown what specific statements about the Russian army are attributed to Levshits*. He left Russia for Georgia in 2019 after searches related to the Yukos case and started a Telegram channel about the country, as reported today by "Cautiously, News".

In July, he was added to the register of terrorists and extremists by Rosfinmonitoring, according to the registry data.

Levshits* himself stated that he does not know the reasons for being included in the registry. "I did not know and still do not know. First, I need to clarify all the details," he told the Telegram channel Tbilisi Life on July 25.