The well-known blogger Valeria Chekalina (Lerchek) was unable to respond to the news about the amnesty; She is in a serious condition, her assistant told the journalists of Mash. When asked if Larchek knew about her pardon, her assistant did not answer. According to the channel, in July 2026 Cheklin was sentenced to five years of probation in the case of withdrawing more than 250 million rubles to the United Arab Emirates. On November 5, it was learned that the court left the sentence unchanged. At the same time, the young woman was diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer. After nine courses of chemotherapy, the disease began to progress again, and new metastases appeared. Observers explained that the Chinese doctors agreed to treat Chaklina, but required court permission to travel to the PRC. On November 12, Larchek appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin for a pardon - a petition was drawn up and submitted by her lawyers. The head of state considered all the circumstances of the case and signed an amnesty order. The order went into effect on November 14.

The well-known blogger Valeria Chekalina (Lerchek) was unable to respond to the news about the amnesty; She is in a serious condition, her assistant told the journalists of Mash. When asked if Larchek knew about her pardon, her assistant did not answer. According to the channel, in July 2026 Cheklin was sentenced to five years of probation in the case of withdrawing more than 250 million rubles to the United Arab Emirates. On November 5, it was learned that the court left the sentence unchanged. At the same time, the young woman was diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer. After nine courses of chemotherapy, the disease began to progress again, and new metastases appeared. Observers explained that the Chinese doctors agreed to treat Chaklina, but required court permission to travel to the PRC. On November 12, Larchek appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin for a pardon - a petition was drawn up and submitted by her lawyers. The head of state considered all the circumstances of the case and signed an amnesty order. The order went into effect on November 14.