# Claim 609

The court sentenced Ponomarenko to six years in prison and a five-year ban on journalistic activity.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: The court sentenced Ponomarenko to six years in prison and a five-year ban on journalistic activity.
- Field: action
- Value: six-year sentence, February 15, 2023
- About: [incident 2023-russia-ponomarenko-fake-news-sentence](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2023-russia-ponomarenko-fake-news-sentence)
- Source: Russian journalist Maria Ponomarenko sentenced to 6 years in prison. https://cpj.org/2023/02/russian-journalist-maria-ponomarenko-sentenced-to-6-years-in-prison/
- Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2023-02-15

## Quotation from the source

> Six years in prison plus a five-year ban on journalistic activities

Source page: https://thewaronnews.com/claims/609. The War On News, CC BY 4.0.