A woman from St Petersburg has been placed in a pre-trial detention centre over charges of spreading ‘military fakes.’

In St Petersburg, a woman has been detained on charges of spreading “fakes” about the Russian army (Part 1, Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). The city’s Investigative Committee reported this.

The authorities have not disclosed the woman’s name or details of the case, stating only that the prosecution was prompted by a certain publication made in November 2024. “A decision is pending on whether to impose pre-trial detention,” they noted.

19 July 13:50 The Moskovsky District Court of St Petersburg has placed the defendant in a pre-trial detention centre for two months. This was reported by MR7.

16:35 Information about politically motivated prosecution appeared here. The subject of the news requested that their details be deleted for safety reasons. As a human rights project, we cannot ignore such requests, so we have removed the text.