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09 June 2023, 21:23

Astrakhan resident accused of discrediting Russian Army

Maxim Shilov, a resident of Astrakhan, has been charged under the administrative article on discrediting the Russian Army for his comments posted in a social network. This was reported by Gasanov, a Maxim's advocate, to the human rights project "OVD-Info"*.

The reason for the charges was in Shilov's comments on the "VKontakte", including criticism of the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine.

"Shilov stated that he wrote these comments in a state of emotional stress, since he has relatives living in Ukraine," the project informs on its Telegram channel.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on June 9, 2023 at 02:00 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

Source: Caucasian Knot

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