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Kremlin critic Yashin jailed for 8 years for 'fake news' on Russia war
One of Russia's most prominent opposition figures, Ilya Yashin, has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years for spreading "fake news" about the country's military.
One of few Kremlin critics to stay in Russia after it invaded Ukraine, Yashin continued to speak out against the war.
He was arrested after he condemned suspected Russian war crimes in the Ukrainian town of Bucha.
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Several Russians have since been given jail terms, but Yashin's sentence is the longest so far.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63915301
One of few Kremlin critics to stay in Russia after it invaded Ukraine, Yashin continued to speak out against the war.
He was arrested after he condemned suspected Russian war crimes in the Ukrainian town of Bucha.
...
Several Russians have since been given jail terms, but Yashin's sentence is the longest so far.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63915301
So, he was basically telling the truth.