# Russia charges children’s hospice founder with spreading ‘fakes’ about the military

https://mins.news/en/item/44014

- Meduza, 2026-09-03 15:38 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/09/03/russia-charges-a-children-s-hospice-founder-with-spreading-fakes-about-the-military-over-a-post-condemning-the-war-she-faces-up-to-10-years-in-prison

> Russian authorities detained Lida Moniava, head of the House with a Lighthouse children’s hospice, and charged her with spreading “fake” information about the military out of political hatred. The case concerns a 2023 Telegram post condemning the war and describing Ukrainian civilian deaths. She faces up to 10 years in prison, with a pretrial hearing scheduled for September 3.

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