The leader of the Young Guards‑Bolsheviks‑Leninists from Mykolaiv region was sentenced to 15 years for treason
Sentence under Part 2 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — during the period of martial law; the resource containing its publications has been blocked in Ukraine since June 3, 2024
In the Mykolaiv region a court imposed a sentence in the form of 15 years’ imprisonment for the 27-year-old leader of a pro-Russian internet organization.
The regional prosecutor’s office reported that the resident had, even before July 2022, headed the communist organization “Young Guard of Bolsheviks-Leninists” and carried out the instructions of a representative of the World Socialist Web Site (WSWS).
According to the investigation, in the period from October 2022 to April 2024 he prepared, edited and translated materials at the direction of the site’s representative, after which he posted them on the WSWS website and in other communist-oriented media.
According to the prosecution’s version, the published materials promoted pro-Russian narratives about Russia’s war against Ukraine and justified the armed aggression of the Russian Federation. In particular, the Russian invasion was presented as allegedly a forced response to NATO actions, and propagandistic Russian claims about the causes of the war and about Ukrainian servicemen were also spread.
The prosecutor’s office also informed that access to the WSWS resource in Ukraine has been blocked since 3 June 2024.
The man was found guilty under part 2 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — state treason committed during martial law.
Earlier we wrote:
- “Schoolboy on the hook”: how an agent of the Russian Federation drew a child from the Mykolaiv region into treason
- Leaked coordinates and waited for “strikes”: Mykolaiv pensioner received 15 years
- Life sentence for a traitor: appellate court upheld the verdict for the Mykolaiv prosecutor
- 15 years’ imprisonment: in Mykolaiv a traitor who worked for the FSB was convicted
