21:21, 3 April 2026

A Kuban resident was fined for criticizing the air defense system.

A court in the Temryuk district fined local resident Olga Sklyarova for discrediting the Russian army for discussing the work of the air defense system with neighbors.

Law on discrediting the armed forces was introduced on March 4, 2022. Since then, residents of Russia, including those in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts, have been subject to prosecution under Article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation. This article provides for a fine of 30,000 to 100,000 rubles, and repeat violations within a year result in criminal prosecution.

A resident of the village of Tamansky in the Temryuk district of Kuban received a fine under Part 1 of Article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses for criticizing the work of the air defense system. Mediazona* drew attention to the ruling in Olga Sklyarova's case in the court file today.

According to the ruling, a member of the "Residents of the Village of Tamansky" WhatsApp chat expressed dissatisfaction with the air defense system during a discussion about whether New Year's fireworks were interfering with the military's attempts to shoot down Ukrainian drones.

In her messages, Sklyarova suggested that air defense personnel "do not deliberately shoot down" drones over the Krasnodar Territory "for a certain monetary reward." She also claimed that the military "does not see what is happening around them," and called them "woodpeckers," "dogs," and "insane," according to the document.

Sklyarova's administrative case was received by the Temryuk District Court of Krasnodar Krai on February 20 and was heard on March 19. Olga Sklyarova pleaded guilty, and the court sentenced her to a minimum fine of 30,000 rubles.

"Caucasian Knot" also wrote that Kamyshin pensioner Gayritin Sumanakov twice received fines for discrediting Russian military personnel for likes on Odnoklassniki.

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Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/422159