The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation opened a criminal case against cartoonist Oleg Kuvaev for a video featuring Masyanya in support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). Telegram channel reports this Puree.
In the message, “A criminal case has been opened against Oleg Kuvaev, the author of the cartoons about Masyanya, under the title “Public appeal to activities aimed at the security of the state.”
It was noted that Kuvaev, using a website created with the support of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, prepared a video in which Masyanya called on Russian military personnel to surrender to the Ukrainian side.
Kuvaev currently lives in Israel.
in March 2022 reportedIt was stated that Roskomnadzor contacted the owner of the mult.ru website with a request to delete an episode of the animated series “Masyanya”. According to the ministry, the series contains “socially significant, unreliable information about the progress of a special military operation aimed at protecting the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics and discrediting the Russian Armed Forces.”
Previously Kuvaev statedthat the website of the animated series was blocked by Roskomnadzor.