# Yaroslavl man sentenced to 14 years over alleged photos of soldiers’ graves sent to Ukrainian intelligence

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- Meduza, 2026-09-08 20:31 UTC
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- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/08/yaroslavl-man-sentenced-to-14-years-for-allegedly-sending-photos-of-soldiers-graves-to-ukrainian-intelligence-russia-s-first-known-treason-conviction-of-its-kind

> The Yaroslavl Regional Court sentenced 48-year-old Nikolai Shcherbakov to 14 years in a maximum-security penal colony for treason. The court said he secretly photographed soldiers’ graves from October 2024 and allegedly sent the material to Ukrainian security representatives. Independent outlet 7×7 called it the first known treason conviction for photographing military graves.