Alexander Byvshev was charged
A poet from Krom is accused of inciting hatred towards Russians. On October 30, 2017, Alexander Byvshev, a resident of the village of Kromy, Oryol region, was charged under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (incitement of national hatred) for the publication of the poem "For the Independence of Ukraine". Byvshev published this poem on his page on the social network "VKontakte" on February 22, 2015.