07:59, 13 July 2026

Statements about the military operation led a resident of the Prokhladnensky district to a fine.

The court in the Prokhladnensky district of Kabardino-Balkaria fined local resident Viktor Marchuk, recognizing his negative statements about the special operation in Ukraine as discrediting the army.

According to the case materials, resident Viktor Marchuk negatively spoke about the military operation in Ukraine in the presence of fellow villagers and made negative remarks about Vladimir Putin and the policies pursued by the authorities. Two of Marchuk's fellow villagers testified in court, stating that they had urged him not to behave that way. They noted that Marchuk had repeatedly criticized the conduct of the special military operation.

Viktor Marchuk himself did not appear in court. The Prokhladnensky District Court found him guilty of discrediting the army and fined him 30,000 rubles, as stated in the case card published on the court's website.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that the court in the Chygem district had previously fined a prisoner of the local colony, Alibek Suyunchev, recognizing his words that signing a contract to participate in the special military operation is "haram" as discrediting the army.

Translated automatically via OpenAI from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/424894