{"id":1454462,"date":"2026-10-19T13:23:38","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T10:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/collaborator-and-propagandist-tetyana-montyan-sentenced-in-donetsk\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T13:23:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T10:23:38","slug":"collaborator-and-propagandist-tetyana-montyan-sentenced-in-donetsk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/collaborator-and-propagandist-tetyana-montyan-sentenced-in-donetsk\/","title":{"rendered":"Collaborator and propagandist Tetyana Montyan sentenced in Donetsk"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The Voroshilovsky Interdistrict Court in occupied Donetsk has sentenced pro-Kremlin propagandist Tetyana Montyan to 1.5 years in a general regime colony. She was found guilty of incitement to &#8220;extremism&#8221; and banned from administering websites for 2 years.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> This is reported by Russian media.<\/p>\n<p> The state prosecution requested 5 years in a penal colony for Montyan.<\/p>\n<p> The case against the propagandist was opened in September 2025. The reason was the phrase &#8220;to wet the security guards without any pity,&#8221; which she uttered during a stream in December 2022.<\/p>\n<p> Montyan and her supporters argued during the court debate that by the word &#8220;security&#8221; she meant bloggers who silence problems on the front, and &#8220;wetting&#8221; meant blocking bots in the comments. She also denied the accusation of misappropriating funds collected for the Russian military.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/kreml-rozghornuv-represii-proty-vlasnykh-prybichnykiv-systema-vyyshla-z-pid-kontroliu\/\">Montyan was previously criticized by Russian propagandists<\/a> Vladimir Solovyov and Boris Yakemenko, who said she embezzled money collected for the Russian military.<\/p>\n<p> In 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/sbu-zatrymala-administratora-telehram-kanalu-prokremlivskoi-propahandystky-montian\/\">the Security Service of Ukraine reported Montyan on suspicion<\/a> under 4 articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. She was charged with actions aimed at seizing state power, encroaching on the territorial integrity of Ukraine, collaborationist activities, and justifying Russia&#8217;s armed aggression against Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p> According to the investigation, Montyan left for Russia in 2021 and visited the temporarily occupied territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions to prepare propaganda materials.<\/p>\n<p> In 2024, the Qualification and Disciplinary Commission of the Bar of Zhytomyr Region deprived Montyan of the right to practice law upon a complaint from the Prosecutor General&#8217;s Office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div><\/p>\n<div>\n<p> Also follow <strong>\u201cPryamim\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">X<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Telegram<\/a> , and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram<\/a> .<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Voroshilovsky Interdistrict Court in occupied Donetsk has sentenced pro-Kremlin propagandist Tetyana Montyan to 1.5 years in a general regime colony. She was found guilty of incitement to &#8220;extremism&#8221; and banned from administering websites for 2 years. This is reported by Russian media. The state prosecution requested 5 years in a penal colony for Montyan. 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