St Petersburg activist Darya Kozyreva has been released from the penal colony

20-year-old Darya Kozyreva, convicted under the repeat army 'discreditation' charges (Part 1, Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code), has been released from Correctional Colony No. 3 in Kineshma, Ivanovo region, according to Bumaga and RusNews.

The activist was released today at 7 a.m., even before the first train arrived in the city, RusNews notes. Because of this, journalists were unable to meet her outside the colony.

FSIN (Federal Penitentiary Service) staff told journalists that Kozyreva is already with her family. Her loved ones also confirmed her release.

Security forces did not let journalists approach the colony, citing 'anti-terrorism exercises'.

• In April 2025, Kozyreva was sentenced to two years and eight months in a general regime colony. She was also banned from publishing online for another two and a half years.
• A criminal case for 'discrediting the army' was launched after a protest marking the anniversary of the start of the war in 2024. At that time, Kozyreva attached a sheet with a quote from poet Taras Shevchenko to his monument: “Pokhovajte ta vstayte / Kaydany porvite / I vrazhoyu zloyu krovyu / Volyu okropite.” Later, a second episode appeared in the case: an interview with the outlet Sever.Realii, in which the activist criticised the invasion of Ukraine and called the war 'monstrous' and 'criminal'.