Victoria Petrova is on trial for “fakes” about the war. For videos from Ukraine and posts about Putin's schizophrenia, she faces indefinite psychiatric treatment. “Bumaga” learned from her lawyer how the court proved the “insanity” of the St. Petersburg w

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A court in St. Petersburg is hearing behind closed doors the case of Victoria Petrova, who was accused of spreading “fakes” about the Russian army in the summer of 2022 because of posts with videos from Ukraine, as well as a quote from a Ukrainian pediatrician about Putin's schizophrenia. In the spring, a St. Petersburg woman underwent a psychiatric examination and was found insane. Because of this, the court may place Petrova on “potentially in…