Article 207.3 Public dissemination of known false information on the use of the armed forces of the Russian Federation, the exercise by the State authorities of their powers, Helping volunteer groups, organizations or persons to carry out tasks assigned to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation or to the National Guard of the Russian Federation

1. Public dissemination, under the guise of reliable reports, of deliberately false information containing data on the use of the armed forces of the Russian Federation to protect the interests of the Russian Federation the maintenance of international peace and security or on the exercise by the State organs of the Russian Federation of their powers outside the territory of the Russian Federation as well as data on the assistance provided by volunteer groups, organizations or persons in carrying out tasks entrusted to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation or in the The National Guard of the Russian Federation shall be punished by a fine of between seven hundred thousand and one and a half million rubles or by the amount of the wages or other income of the convicted person during the period of his or her imprisonment. 2. The same act, which is punishable by one year up to eighteen months, or by punitive deduction of earnings for up to one year, or by forced labour for up to five years, or by deprivation of liberty for the same period. committed by: (a) a person using his or her official position; (b) a group of persons, a group of persons by prior agreement or an organized group; (c) the artificial creation of evidence of Guilty; (g) motivated by greed; (d) motivated by political, ideological, racial, national or religious hatred or enmity or hatred against a person on the social group — punishable by a fine of between 3 million and 5 million roubles, or by a fine of three to five years ' wages or other income of the convicted person, or by a subjugation for up to five years with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for up to five years, or deprivation of liberty for 5 to 10 l 3. The acts referred to in the first paragraph of this article, if they have involved the exercise of the right to hold certain posts or to engage in certain activities for a period of up to five years. The penalty is 10 to 15 years ' imprisonment with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for up to five years.