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The Southern District Military Court has sentenced Natalia Andronova, a resident of Mariupol, to six years in a general regime penal colony over her posts on social media. This was reported by RIA Novosti, citing the FSB.

Andronova was found guilty of inciting terrorism (Part 2, Article 205.2 of the Russian Criminal Code) and extremism on the internet (Part 2, Article 280). According to Mediazona, her sentence was handed down on 11 June. The woman has also been banned from running websites on the internet for three years. According to law enforcement, she “repeatedly posted calls for violence and terrorist activities against a group of people identified by nationality” on social media.