A Russian woman has been sentenced to eight years in prison for criticizing Russia's war in Ukraine and calling for President Vladimir Putin to be murdered, reports state-run Russian media.
Hundreds of criminal cases have been initiated in Russia in recent years against individuals who openly criticize the war in Ukraine.
The 43-year-old woman was convicted of spreading "false information", "discrediting" the armed forces, and "justifying terrorism" in a series of posts on Russian social media.
Among other things, she wrote that Russian soldiers kill civilians and destroy cities. Regarding Putin, she wrote "Destroy the bastard. Get him off the face of the earth."
She also posted eyewitness accounts of atrocities committed by Russian soldiers in Butja at the beginning of the war.
