The Tagilstroevsky District Court of Nizhny Tagil sentenced 22-year-old Ekaterina Sergeyenko under the article on repeated 'discrediting' of the army, reported the human rights project 'OVD-Info'*. She was fined 120,000 rubles. The girl admitted her guilt.
The reason for the criminal prosecution was a discussion under a post about the death of a war participant in the public 'Incident Nizhny Tagil — News'. Sergeyenko left a 'comment, the content of which reflected her negative attitude towards the goals of using the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation', stated the court's press release.
In January 2023, Ekaterina Sergeyenko was forced to withdraw from college at SPbGAU due to registration in 'Smart Voting'. In the spring of 2024, the girl was fined 30,000 rubles under the article on 'discrediting' the army due to 16 anti-war inscriptions 'with clear anti-war content' on the facades of buildings in the center of Nizhny Tagil.
* Recognized as a 'foreign agent' in Russia.