Claim 610

The charge stemmed from Ponomarenko's Telegram post about an alleged Russian airstrike on a Mariupol theater, which Russia denies.

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

Statement: The charge stemmed from Ponomarenko's Telegram post about an alleged Russian airstrike on a Mariupol theater, which Russia denies.
Field: scope_of_action
Value: Mariupol theater post
About: incident 2023-russia-ponomarenko-fake-news-sentence
Source: 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

Ponomarenko published information in a Telegram news channel about an alleged Russian airstrike on a theater in Mariupol, Ukraine, which Russian authorities deny responsibility for.