The FSB Directorate for the Volgograd Region reported on the detention of a 38-year-old Volgograd woman in the case of justifying terrorism on the Internet (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code) due to a video broadcast with a story about the activities of the Azov Regiment. reported this with reference to the department’s press service The news agencies “V102.ru” and “City of Heroes” .
According to investigators, the woman broadcast on her own page on VKontakte. In it, security officials say, the person involved in the case justified the activities of the regiment, which was recognized as terrorist in Russia.
- After the start of the war in Ukraine, the Russian authorities began to react sharply to protest sentiments. The list of articles under which those who oppose the war are prosecuted is quite wide. Those involved in “anti-war cases” are often charged with hooliganism, vandalism, violence against government officials, and other violations. A significant element of pressure was also the articles introduced into the Criminal Code after the outbreak of hostilities - the spread of “fakes” about the Russian army and discrediting the armed forces.
- “Azov” is a unit of the National Guard of Ukraine that emerged in 2014. After the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, the regiment's soldiers fought in the east of the country, including during the siege of Mariupol. On August 2, 2022, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation recognized Azov as a terrorist organization.