Russia Charges Children’s Hospice Chief with Spreading False War Information
Investigators said the case stems from Telegram posts that could bring up to 10 years in prison.
- On Wednesday, Russian investigators searched the home of Lida Moniava, founder of the children's hospice "House with a Lighthouse," and took her in for questioning regarding alleged "fakes" about the military.
- Investigators charged Moniava with spreading "false information" about the Russian military motivated by political hatred, a crime carrying a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, according to defense attorney Mikhail Biryukov.
- A Moscow court previously fined Moniava 45,000 rubles in February 2026 on an administrative charge of "discrediting" the Russian military stemming from three Telegram posts.
- Investigators reportedly plan to ask the Simonovsky District Court to place Moniava in a pre-trial detention center, though Biryukov stated she is not officially under arrest.
- Despite pressure from authorities, Moniava has refused to leave Russia, stating earlier this year that critically ill children would suffer longer in nursing homes if she departed.
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