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Siberian Police Arrest Woman for Calling Russian Soldiers ‘Murderers’ in Online Video
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‘If all those soldiers drop dead tomorrow, I’ll pour a glass of wine’ Siberia woman arrested over video slamming ‘Russia Day’ and public support for war
The Russian authorities arrested a woman in the Irkutsk region on Friday over a video on Instagram in which she criticized the country’s Russia Day holiday and the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. A day earlier, 35-year-old Maria Makhmutova had posted a clip of herself calling Russian soldiers “murderers” and criticizing her compatriots for celebrating the June 12th holiday amid falling living standards and an unprovoked war against their neighbor. …
A 35-year-old resident of Shelekhov was arrested by the E Centre of the Irkutsk Region Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and recorded "insult...
After a complaint from a patriotic organization, the police went for the woman, who has since been locked up in a mental institution.
Irkutsk police detain woman who called Russian soldiers ‘undignified murderers’ in social media rant — Novaya Gazeta Europe
Local police have detained a woman in Irkutsk, in Russia’s Far East, after she recorded an “insulting video” criticising the celebration of Russia Day as well as the Russian military, independent news outlet Mediazona reported on Friday.
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