Men fined in Crimea for listening to Ukrainian patriotic song
Pravda Ukraine
Two men were fined for publicly listening to the song Good Evening, We Are From Ukraine in Crimea.
Source: Russian human rights media project OVD-Info; Meduza, a Latvia-based Russian independent news outlet
Details: The Russian-controlled Leninsky District Court of Crimea fined Lenur Khalilov and Dmytro Kamyshantsev 40,000 roubles (about US$4,000) each under the article on discrediting the Russian army.
According to the court, Khalilov and Kamyshantsev were “expressing disagreement with the conduct of the special military operation” [this is how Russian authorities call the war against Ukraine – ed.]. The men pleaded guilty.
Background:
- In August 2022, a DJ was arrested in Crimea for 10 days for playing the song Dyke Pole (Wild Field) by Ukrainian rapper YARMAK in a cafe.
- In September 2022, Sergey Aksyonov, the so-called head of Crimea, stated that criminal liability for the pro-Ukrainian movement would be increased.
- In August 2023, three girls were fined in Crimea and forced to sing about Putin for dancing to Serdiuchka.
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