Russian security forces raid punk festival, detaining nearly 100 people over alleged pro-Ukraine songs and drug use
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The reason for the raid by Russian security authorities was suspicion of pro-Ukrainian songs and drug use.
Russian police raided a clandestine punk festival in the Vyborg district of the Leningrad region over the weekend. The reason for the raid, according to Russian agencies, was suspicion that the band was playing songs in support of Ukraine, calling for the overthrow of the Russian government, and using addictive substances. About 100 people were detained, including participants and organizers of the festival.
Russian security forces raid punk festival, detaining nearly 100 people over alleged pro-Ukraine songs and drug use
78.ru, a news outlet controlled by Izvestia, reported on the evening of August 22 that security officials had raided the private punk festival Day x Night near Vyborg, in Russia’s Leningrad region. According to the outlet, officers cordoned off the forest, searched tents, confiscated drones, and detained about 100 people.
Russian police arrested about 100 people at a clandestine punk music festival in the Leningrad region on Sunday, authorities said, on suspicion of supporting Ukraine and using drugs. Security officials told the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti that...
Russian law enforcement officials say songs supporting Ukraine and calling for a change of power in Russia were performed at a festival in the forests of Vyborg. Russian special forces and police conducted a massive raid on Saturday at a music festival in Vyborg, located just 30 kilometers from the Finnish-Russian border, according to Tass. According to Tass, police and special forces detained about 100 participants, whom Russia’s state-run news…
On Saturday, 22 August, the Slavics came to the Dayx Night Festival under the Lengingrad region, where, according to provincial publications, participants in the festival (known as "Leanorical") were going to "do songs in support of Ukraine" and mass drug use in the forest. The visiting police put all the visitors on the ground and searched the tents. A total of about 100 people were detained. TASS reported that the organizers were "solved to in…
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