ALBAWABA - A Russian student artist was arrested in Siberia after donating $30 to the Ukrainian army, Mediazona news website reported citing court.
According to the court's press service, a Russian artist was sentenced to nine years in jail on treason charges after she was caught sending $30 to the army of Ukraine amid continuous war.
The Moscow Times revealed that the 21-year-old student, named Tatiana Laletina, was arrested in Tomsk city in Siberia in February.
She was charged with state treason, and sentenced to nine years after she donated $30 to the Ukrainian army.
A closed trial was held in the case of Laletina at the Tomsk Regional Court which found the artist guilty on June 28.
Despite that the treason sentence is usually between 12 and 20 years in jail, Laletina's sentence is below the "minimum requirement".
A letter by the Russian artist was shared with the Telegram news channel Govorit NeMoskva reads: "I went back to my cell and rejoiced with happiness. Only nine years!"
