# 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](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

> 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.

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