Overview

• A St. Petersburg court sentenced Daria Kozyreva to two years and eight months in a penal colony under Russia's Article 280.3 for 'repeated discreditation' of the armed forces.
• Kozyreva's actions included posting an anti-war blog, affixing a quote from Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko to a monument, and giving an interview to RFE/RL.
• She spent nearly a year in pre-trial detention, during which she underwent forced psychiatric evaluation, before being released under strict communication restrictions in February 2025.
• Kozyreva pleaded not guilty, calling the case against her a 'fabrication,' and stated in court that her conscience was clear.
• She is among 234 individuals currently imprisoned in Russia for anti-war activities, according to the human rights group Memorial.