Goncharova Viktoriya Vasilevna (Kuts)

In Maykop at the end of April 2022, a 52-year-old local resident, animal rights activist Victoria Goncharova, was detained. She was accused of participating in the "Right Sector" and spreading "fakes" about the Russian army motivated by political hatred. According to law enforcement, Goncharova joined the 'Right Sector' organization in 2022 and 'demonstrated through social networks the symbols of banned extremist organizations in Russia: the Ukrainian National Assembly - Ukrainian People's Self-Defense (UNA-UNSO) and the Trident named after." Stepan Bandera. Also, Goncharova, experiencing hatred towards the current state authorities of Russia, in connection with the decision to conduct a special military operation, acting deliberately, with the aim of forming a negative attitude towards the actions of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine <...> motivated by political hatred and enmity, published a video titled 'I swear to God, we will come for you!!!'" 5. The content of the video is an appeal by a man who positions himself as an eyewitness to the events that took place in the Ukrainian city of Bucha. May 30, 2023, the Maykop District Court of the Republic of Adygea found Victoria Goncharova guilty and sentenced her to 6.5 years in a general regime colony. The court also prohibited Goncharova from administering websites on the Internet for 3 years. August 7, 2023, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Adygea left the verdict unchanged.