Varvara Volkova
Biography
A resident of the Moscow Region and a former flight attendant for "Ural Airlines." A criminal case was initiated against her for the dissemination of knowingly false information about the Russian Armed Forces, based on messages she posted in a chat for residents of the village of Sapronovo, in which she wrote that “the Russian Armed Forces allegedly commit violent acts aimed at the destruction of Ukraine’s civilian population and civilian infrastructure.”
According to "Ostorozhno, Novosti," the case began after a complaint by serviceman Ruslan Grigoryev, with whom she had previously had a conflict. His accusations were picked up by pro-war
A resident of the Moscow Region and a former flight attendant for "Ural Airlines." A criminal case was initiated against her for the dissemination of knowingly false information about the Russian Armed Forces, based on messages she posted in a chat for residents of the village of Sapronovo, in which she wrote that “the Russian Armed Forces allegedly commit violent acts aimed at the destruction of Ukraine’s civilian population and civilian infrastructure.”
According to "Ostorozhno, Novosti," the case began after a complaint by serviceman Ruslan Grigoryev, with whom she had previously had a conflict. His accusations were picked up by pro-war Z-channels, which filed a report against Volkova. They demanded that she be fired from "Ural Airlines" and held criminally liable.
No later than summer 2025, she was taken into custody. In August 2025, the case was sent to court. On 21 November, Volkova was sentenced to seven years in a general regime penal colony.