Russian Military Blogger 'Moscow Calling' Sentenced To 6.5 Years In Prison For Fake News

JAKARTA - A Russian military blogger was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison after being found guilty of spreading false information about the armed forces.

Reported by Reuters on Wednesday, August 7, Andrei Kurshin manages the Telegram channel "Moscow Calling" which supports Russia's war goals in Ukraine, but criticizes his military leadership.

Analysts at the Institute of War Studies described Kurshin at the time of his arrest in August last year as a ultra-nationalist of the outskirts that exceeded the limits of allowed criticism of Russian war efforts.