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Ukrainian Journalist Sentenced to 14 Years in Russia

10/25/2025

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Yana Suvorova, administrator of Telegram channel "Melitopol is Ukraine," was sentenced to 14 years in a Russian penal colony for terrorism and espionage.
Suvorova was detained August 20, 2023, during FSB raids in occupied Melitopol, accused of guiding HIMARS strikes on a building housing Russian security forces.
Rights groups say the trial was closed and politically motivated, reflecting a broader crackdown on Ukrainian journalists in occupied territories.

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Yana Suvorova, administrator of Telegram channel "Melitopol is Ukraine," was sentenced to 14 years in a Russian penal colony for terrorism and espionage.
Suvorova was detained August 20, 2023, during FSB raids in occupied Melitopol, accused of guiding HIMARS strikes on a building housing Russian security forces.
Rights groups say the trial was closed and politically motivated, reflecting a broader crackdown on Ukrainian journalists in occupied territories.