A Russian court sentenced in absentia veteran journalist Alexander Nevzorov to eight years in prison for spreading 'false information' about Moscow's war in Ukraine.
Investigators launched the probe in March last year, saying Nevzorov had intentionally published"misleading information" with"inaccurate photographs of civilians affected by the shelling," which prompted him to leave the country with his wife.
Nevzorov is a former member of parliament and his popular YouTube channel boasts nearly two million subscribers.
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