 A linchpin of the now-banned rights group Memorial, Mr. Orlov is in prison for discrediting Russia's armed forces. He'd accused Moscow of the mass killing of civilians in Ukraine and of descending into fascism. Vladimir Putin's Russia denies targeting civilians in its war on its neighbor. But testifying in court today, Oleg Orlov said he regretted nothing and wouldn't repent. On hearing the verdict, he said, why bother listening to them?