Maria Ponomarenko

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Nikolayevna and the family name is Ponomarenko.
Maria Ponomarenko
Мария Пономаренко
Born (1978-09-05) 5 September 1978
Barnaul, Altai Krai, Russian SSR, USSR
CitizenshipRussia
OccupationJournalist
EmployerRusNews
Known forReporting on the Mariupol theatre airstrike
Criminal chargesDiscrediting the Russian Armed Forces
Criminal penalty6 years imprisonment
Criminal statusDetained

Maria Nikolayevna Ponomarenko (Russian: Мария Николаевна Пономаренко; born 5 September 1978) is a Russian journalist and human rights activist. In 2023, she was sentenced to six years in prison for her reporting on the Mariupol theatre airstrike.

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