In the Rostov region, criminal cases were opened for “discrediting” the army due to the damage to banners with portraits of participants in the war in Ukraine

In Rostov-on-Don and Novocherkassk, criminal cases were opened under the article on “discrediting” the army (Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code) due to the damage to banners with portraits of participants in the war in Ukraine. this . reports Kommersant

The publication writes that structures with images of military personnel were doused with red paint on the night of September 19. No possible suspects have been announced.

In May, a resident of Stavopol received 15 days of arrest for throwing a light bulb with red paint at the “KavkaZ #Za_nashi” banner. At the end of April, a court in Komi, in a case of “discrediting” the army , fined a local resident 30 thousand rubles for pouring red paint on a banner with a St. George’s ribbon in the shape of the letter Z.