Justifying Russia’s armed aggression: six pro-Russian online agitators detained across Ukraine – SSU. PHOTOS
The Security Service of Ukraine detained six individuals across various regions of the country who were conducting information-sabotage activities in favor of Russia.
This was reported by the Security Service of Ukraine, cited by Censor.NET.
They justified Russia’s armed aggression, glorified the occupiers, and spread calls against mobilization and resistance.
In Kyiv, a former journalist of a pro-Kremlin newspaper was detained. While working in the sports department of a Ukrainian online publication, he simultaneously ran Telegram channels with propaganda calls to seize Kyiv. Also in the capital, a 26-year-old fitness trainer was exposed for publishing fake news about the Armed Forces of Ukraine and encouraging draft evasion.
In Fastiv district of Kyiv region, the SSU detained a Central Asian citizen who had an audience of 60,000 followers on several social media platforms, calling for the laying down of arms to the occupiers. Another Kyiv resident spread pro-Russian rhetoric on Russian social media and praised Putin.
In Kropyvnytskyi, a 41-year-old migrant from Donetsk region was detained for supporting the seizure of eastern Ukraine on Odnoklassniki. A 30-year-old resident of Perekrestne village in Ivano-Frankivsk region was exposed for calling Russia's war against Ukraine a "civil war".
Forensic linguistic examinations confirmed the content of hostile propaganda. All detainees have been notified of suspicion under several articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, including:
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Part 1, Article 114-1 — obstruction of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during a special period;
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Parts 2 and 3, Article 436-2 — justification and denial of Russian aggression;
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Part 2, Article 109 — public calls for violent change of government.
The offenders were taken into custody. They face up to 8 years in prison with confiscation of property.
The operation was conducted under the supervision of the Prosecutor's Offices of Kyiv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Kirovohrad regions, as well as the Prosecutor General's Office.
