Overview

• Yuri Malev was arrested in December for posts on the Russian social media site Odnoklassniki.
• One post showed the Saint George's ribbon on a corpse with a caption mocking its use.
• The court described Malev's actions as insulting the memory of the Great Patriotic War.
• Malev admitted guilt and was sentenced to a minimum-security penal colony.
• The case highlights Russia's crackdown on dissent since the Ukraine invasion.