A high profile Russian opposition figure has been sentenced to eight and a half years in prison after criticising the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine. Ilya Yashin was charged with spreading false information about the military – a new offense added to the country’s criminal law after Russia began the war in February. The charges relate to a Youtube Livestream and referred to the killing of Ukrainians in Bucha. During his trial, Yashin pointed out that he had cited official Russian sources as well as Ukrainian statements in order to give his audience and objective views. As his verdict was read at the…
