"Turning on his restless slumber within the casket."
In a controversial court case, Natalia Doroschenko, a resident of Irkutsk, was sentenced to 5 and a half years in prison by Judge Dmitry Boyarkin of the 2nd Eastern Military Circuit Court on June 27, 2025. The sentence was handed down under Article 205.2 part 2, which pertains to public calls for the implementation of terrorist activities.
The case against Doroschenko was transferred to a military tribunal in Chita in November 2024, and the trial was reportedly closed. According to Alexandra, a friend of Doroschenko, the trial was heard by a military tribunal.
The sentencing came after Doroschenko's comments on social media were interpreted by the Federal Security Service (FSB) as justifying terrorism. The comments were attributed to her on her now-closed VK page and were fabricated into a criminal case.
However, there is no verifiable public record or notable report on Doroschenko’s sentencing in July 2025 for comments regarding the Ukraine-Russia war. Searches did not reveal any information about this sentencing event linked to her social media activity or commentary on the conflict.
Viktor Andreyevich Doroschenko, Natalia's father, was a general and a former chief of police in Ust-Kut. He retired from the active staff of the city's law enforcement agencies in the 1990s and was respected by both his colleagues and even the criminals he put behind bars. He was known for his crystal-clear honesty and integrity in dealing with people.
At the time of her arrest, Doroschenko had been living in Irkutsk for many years. She had previously worked in the Bailiff Service but was working as a simple bookkeeper at the time of her arrest. Alexey, another family member of Natalia, notes that she was always very restrained in her words but expressed her personal position more actively online than in personal conversations.
Friends claim that the posts were "completely harmless." They also mention that during the trial, the prosecution offered to plead guilty, saying they would "limit it to a fine," but failed to mention that repeated offenses under this article carry criminal liability, and they had already gathered five episodes, leading to five additional cases under Article 205.
Employees of the "Center E" (combating extremism) of the GUVD of the Irkutsk region were involved in the case against Doroschenko. The details of the case and the specific posts that led to her sentencing remain unclear.
- Despite the lack of verifiable public records regarding Natalia Doroschenko's sentencing in July 2025 for comments related to the Ukraine-Russia war, the general news and crime-and-justice sectors might be interested in investigating the circumstances surrounding her case, given her comments on social media and the involvement of the Center E in the case.
- In the world of politics and war-and-conflicts, the closed trial and controversial sentencing of Natalia Doroschenko serve as a reminder of the power of social media comments and the role of military tribunals in handling sensitive cases, as seen in her case.
