As the Ukraine war rages on, Russia has been charging citizens donating to pro-Ukrainian groups with treason, which can now carry up to life in prison.Vladimir Aleksandrov/Anadolu via Getty ImagesA Russian teen was given 15 years for donating to the Freedom of Russia Legion, local media reported.Danila Yakovlev in Siberia had donated $54 to the organization, a source told Mediazona.He was found guilty of treason and financing terrorism, court records show.A Russian 19-year-old was sentenced to 15 years in prison for donating to a pro-Ukrainian paramilitary unit, independent outlet Mediazona reported.Danila Yakovlev, from Biysk, a city in the Altai Krai border region, was also fined 100,000 rubles, or about $1,082, and is set to serve 13 years of his sentence in a maximum-security penal colony, per the outlet.An unnamed source familiar with Yakovlev's case told the outlet that Yakovlev had donated a "very small amount" of about 5,000 rubles, or $54.Russian security services said they arrested a 19-year-old in January on the accusation of sending money to an anti-Kremlin organization.The FSB did not publicize his name at the time, but a video of the arrest circulating online showed Yakovlev saying his name as agents detained him.

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