Investigators in St. Petersburg opened a criminal case against the creator of the animated series “Masyanya” Oleg Kuvaev. This was reported by TASSwith reference to the press service of the Main Investigative Directorate of the Russian Investigative Committee of the city.
“We confirm that a criminal case has been initiated under Article 280.4 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation,” the press service said.
Before that, the creator of “Masyanya” statedHe said rumors that a criminal case had been filed against him have not yet been confirmed.
Reportedly, Kuvaev created a video in which Masyanya appeals to Russian military personnel give up It was captured by the Ukrainian side using a website created with the support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
Kuvaev currently lives in Israel.
In March 2022, it was reported 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 reportedHe said that a report was drawn up against Maxim Galkin (recognized as a foreign agent in the Russian Federation) for violating the law on foreign agents.