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A Moscow court sentenced Pavel Syutkin, a 61-year-old historian of Russian cuisine who wrote a weekly cooking column for The Moscow Times until it was banned as "undesirable" in 2024, to six years in prison. The Zyuzinsky District Court convicted him on charges of spreading "fakes" about the Russian army over posts related to Bucha, according to independent outlet Mediazona. The sentencing is part of a broader Russian crackdown on public figures and journalists who have criticized the invasion of Ukraine or referenced Russian military conduct, including alleged atrocities in Bucha. Syutkin's case adds to a growing list of prosecutions targeting artists, writers and commentators under Russia's wartime censorship laws.