Discredit is everywhere. How conversations with colleagues, relatives and random passers-by are recognized as offenses
Over three years, the courts have considered at least 848 cases based on public statements about “SVO” Almost immediately after the invasion of Ukraine began, Russian authorities established liability for “public actions aimed at discrediting the use of armed forces.” The concept of “discredit” was not specified in the law, but, as Vorstka calculated, for 2022–2024, almost 9 thousand administrative protocols under Part 1 of Article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses ended up in the
