The court handed down a verdict against the head of the occupation administration of Velyka Lepetykha, Olha Baranovska. She was convicted in absentia of collaborationist activity.
This is reported on the Judiciary’s website.
It is noted that before the full-scale invasion, Baranovska worked as the starosta of the Malolepetyskyi starostynskyi district of the Velykolepetyska settlement council; she was dismissed from that position in 2023.
As the investigation found, after the capture of the settlement of Velyka Lepetykha in Kakhovka district, Baranovska assumed the position of head of the illegal occupation administration.
In February and March 2024 she recorded videos containing public appeals to support the Russian occupation and to participate in the illegal Russian presidential elections.
Having examined the evidence, the court sentenced Olha Baranovska to 15 years in prison with confiscation of all her property.
Last year, Baranovska was sentenced to 15 years in prison for state treason.
In March 2024 she came under a drone strike.