Unknown male 191
- Criminal Code
- Article 280 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Extremism cases
- Region
- Smolensk Oblast
Case summary
Resident of Smolensk region, native of Ukraine. On 15 October 2024 it was reported that he was detained as part of the case of calls to extremism. The press release claims that he holds nationalist views and "called for committing violent acts against servicemen of Russia and Belarus, as well as their physical destruction". The law enforcers said that the detainee "was a member of communities controlled by the Ukrainian security services, which were aimed at involving Russian residents in subversive and intelligence activities on the side of Ukraine".
Others charged under Article 280 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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