.A Moscow courtroom punished Oscar-nominated film producer Alexander Rodnyansky to eight-and-a-half years prison in absentia on Monday for spreading "artificial" info regarding the Russian soldiers.Rodnyansky, 63, was actually birthed in Kyiv but invested the majority of his occupation in Russia, making loads of TV series and also films there including Oscar-nominated police procedural "Behemoth.".He left behind the nation quickly after it delivered troops into Ukraine in February 2022 and has actually been actually a candid critic of the Kremlin's offending because, continuously denouncing it on social media.Moscow's Basmanny Area Court located him guilty of "spreading intentionally untrue details about making use of the Russian armed forces," according to a statement through Moscow's court service.Rodnyansky said the case was associated with his "anti-war messages on Instagram" as well as said he highly disagreed with the verdict." No Basmanny court can quit me from speaking loudly and also doing what I have been doing all my lifestyle, bring in movies," he pointed out in an article on Telegram.Russia has detained, fined and also imprisoned hundreds of folks for opposing its own Ukraine onslaught due to the fact that February 2022-- a crackdown legal rights teams have compared to the Soviet era.Rodnyansky began his job in Ukraine, where he launched the nation's first private television system in 1995, however is better known for his movie operate in Russia.His 2017-produced movie "Loveless" concerning a separated pair forced to interact after their kid goes overlooking won the Jury Award at the Cannes Film Festival.