Krasnodar resident convicted in case of army fakes

The court in Krasnodar sentenced local resident Georgy Papazov to community service, recognizing his publications for a small group of subscribers as knowingly false information about the armed forces of the Russian Federation.

The case of Georgy Papazov was considered by the Primorsky District Court of Krasnodar. The man was charged with spreading military fakes "motivated by political, ideological, racial, national, or religious hatred" – this article (paragraph "d" of part 2 of article 207.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) provides for imprisonment of five to ten years or up to five years of community service.

As the court established, in connection with the Russian operation in Ukraine, the accused had a "hostile attitude towards the acting authorities of the Russian Federation." For this reason, he published a "statement about the mass killings of the civilian population of Ukraine" by Russian military in a messenger group, reported the Unified Press Service of the courts of Kuban in its Telegram channel.

The group in question consisted of, besides Papazov himself, only 16 people, however, his publication came to the attention of the FSB employees. "During the court session, the defendant partially admitted his guilt," the court's message states. It is not specified which part of the accusations the man agreed with.

Georgy Papazov was sentenced to two years and six months of community service. According to the verdict, 15% of his salary will be deducted for the benefit of the state. In addition, the man is deprived of the right to publish any information on the internet for three years.

"The sentenced individual must serve the imposed punishment in a place specifically designated by the criminal-executive system authority," the press release notes.

The Investigative Committee, in turn, clarified that the convicted Krasnodar resident is 33 years old. Posts in the group, according to the agency, were published from March 2022 to March 2023.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that at the end of 2025, a court in Cherkessk sentenced lawyer and activist Ramazan Mkhce in absentia to eight years in a penal colony, finding him guilty of spreading false information about Russian military motivated by political hatred.