Escaped from Russian actor-terrorist received a prison sentence for military fakes

Russian actor Arthur Smolyaninov❶❷ I got an absentee sentence for fakes about The Armed Forces of Russia. This is reported by the joint press service of the Moscow courts of general jurisdiction in the telegram channel.

"The Basmanny District Court of Moscow on April 14, 2026 found Smolyaninov guilty❶❷ in the commission of a crime under paragraphs "b, d" of part 2 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation," the report says.

The court sentenced him to 8 years in prison with a ban on administering websites for a period of 4 years.

As reported by EADaily, earlier the Vilnius authorities stated that Smolyaninov's activities❶❷ It does not cause concern and meets the interests and foreign policy of Lithuania. In this regard, he will be able to come to the country and take part in the performance. At the same time, Croatian cellist Stepan Hauser, as well as former member of the Modern Talking duo Dieter Bohlen, were not allowed to enter Lithuania earlier.

❶A natural person performing the functions of a foreign agent

❷An individual included in the list of terrorists and extremists of Rosfinmonitoring