In the Russian Federation, Ukrainian film producer Alexander Rodnyansky was arrested in absentia

Producer Oleksandr Rodnyansky received 8. 5 years in absentia, the Russian court condemned 63-year-old Ukrainian producer Alexander Rodnyansky in absent for fakes about the Armed Forces of Russia. Such information was published by the propaganda media "Lenta. Ru". So, it is known that Alexander Rodnyansky is found guilty of part 2 of Article 207. 3 of the Criminal Code "The spread of clearly false information on the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation based on political hatred.

" The court states: "I ask the punishment to consider in absentia. " In addition, he will be forbidden to administer Internet resources for four years. The court also arrested the property and accounts owned by Rodnyansky, since it was necessary. According to TRS, a criminal case against the film producer was opened after his posts, published on social networks, about the alleged shelling of the Armed Forces (Armed Forces) of Mariupol, Zaporizhzhya region and Kiev.

Earlier it was reported that the prosecutor had sought for Rodnyansky 9. 5 years of imprisonment. It should be noted that Alexander Rodnyansky is a native of Kiev, but in 2002 he moved with his family to Moscow, where he built his career. In 2014, Rodnyansky did not comment on events in Ukraine, but in 2022, when Russia began a full -scale war, he left the Russian Federation. After that, the director terminated all the cooperation with the Russians and voiced his pro -Ukrainian position.

Following this decision, the Russian Defense Minister Shoigu sent an appeal to the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation Olga Lyubimova to exclude the producer and his projections "from the cultural summons of Russia". Already in October 2022 the director received the status of an inagent in the Russian Federation, and in May 2023, the Moscow court arrested him in absentia.