A criminal case has been opened against former Samara Krylya Sovetov forward and football YouTube blogger Evgeny Savin for discrediting the Russian military. This was reported by RIA News.
According to the source, the reason for the initiation of the case was Savin’s interview with journalist Ksenia Sobchak, published on April 24. According to the Forensic Medicine Center of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, the former football player made many negative statements about the Russian army, condemning its actions.
Based on this fact, law enforcement authorities established Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. He filed a lawsuit pursuant to Art. Under this article, he faces five years in prison.
Evgeny Savin left Russia in April 2022. He and his family currently live in Cyprus and manage a football club that plays in that country’s second most important league. In 2006, Savin was called up to the Russian national team led by Guus Hiddink, but did not play a single match for it.
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