The Russian developer receives 15 years in maximum security for a donation of $ 500 in Ukraine

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On Tuesday, a developer of Russian software in Moscow was sentenced to 15 years in prison last for having donated around $ 500 to a Ukrainian defense fund, East2west confirmed.
Sergei Irin, 45, who worked at one point for the giant of Russian technology Yandex, apparently refused to stand in court while he was pronounced his sentence, but held a sign that said: “Putin is a” head S — “.

The former software developer with the Russian technology giant Yandex, Sergei Irin, 45, held a panel by reading “Putin is a chief S —” because he was sentenced to 15 years in prison for betrayal in Moscow runs on August 26, 2025. (East2west)
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Irin, according to images given to Fox News Digital, was arrested for suspicion of betrayal and was sentenced to a 15 -year sentence in a maximum security prison for his “challenge”, according to the report.
Although it is not clear if his prison placement or the time given to him was assigned by the panel he held in court, or simply for having given a donation to a Ukrainian defense fund.
In the video, a man who would be Irin, those whose face is turned off, is seen being approached and handcuffed by masked police.
Irin apparently returned his mother after fled Russia one day before.

The former software developer with the giant of Russian technology Yandex, Sergei Irin, 45, was discussed by the Russian police forces during his arrest before his conviction in a court in Moscow on August 26, 2025. (East2west)
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He was then questioned in a van by men, how much he admits that a few days before the Russian president Vladimir Putin launching his illegal and deadly invasion of Ukraine, Irin donated funds to Ukraine’s Come Back Alive Charity, who supports Kyiv’s defense forces.
The donation was made on February 27, 2022, according to Irin.
The 45 -year -old also said that he felt “negatively” towards the Putin regime and admitted to having participated in opposition gatherings.

The former software developer with the Russian technology giant Yandex, Sergei Irin, 45, was sentenced to a Moscow court on August 26, 2025. (East2west)
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The East2west report said that he was then “questioned with a paralyzing pistol and sent by plane to Moscow, the Leforto (Notorious Precision Center)”.
Irin was also issued on a fine of $ 62,000 on Tuesday by the Russian court.
It is not known to which maximum security prison to which he will be sent to carry out his sentence.