The church member faces up to 10 years in jail for giving "knowingly false information" about the Russian armed forces. The Russian-imposed authorities say their aim is to "halt the work of religious sects".

A woman in the early fifties has been under arrest since early 2024 and may already be facing criminal trial at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Regional Court in occupied Ukraine.

She was arrested for participating in a July 2023 prayer meeting held in a private home in the Russia-occupied city of Melitopol (south-east Ukraine).