Russian security forces are said to have taken the couple away in handcuffs, and imprisonment and a fine will follow – but a video of the incident shows the woman undeterred.
Krasnodar - In the Russian border area with Ukraine, a couple talked confidentially in a restaurant.
The visit ended for the two Russians with throwing themselves on the ground and being handcuffed: another guest called the police because he overheard that the two were speaking out against the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
A video circulating on Telegram suggests that the security forces were not exactly squeamish.
Now the woman has to pay a fine of 1,000 rubles (about 14 euros) after the incident last weekend in January - and her partner has to serve a prison sentence of 15 days.
This is reported by the newspaper
The Insider
, which is based in Russia, citing the
Mediazona
portal , which claims to be in contact with a lawyer involved.
Detained Russian woman shouts to police: "Honour Zelenskyj!"
International news sites have also picked up the ugly anecdote from the city of Krasnodar.
A translation of the British
Daily Mail
shows how the 42-year-old resists in the video: "I'm going through with it," she says, while getting up from the floor.
"I will not remain silent." Then she shouts: "Glory to Ukraine, glory to the heroes, glory to Zelenskyy!" In the clip, she laughs.
Both were held at the police station throughout the night, even though their nine-year-old daughter was waiting at home.
The mother was fired before her husband to take care of their child, writes
The Insider
.
The accusation is "hooliganism".
Since the Ukraine war began, Russia has tightened laws that punish criticism of government actions.
In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin bans the spread of alleged false news about the Russian armed forces.
Officially, Kremlin boss Vladimir Putin and his followers are only talking about a "special military operation" in Ukraine.
Failure to do so can result in imprisonment of up to 15 years.
Several independent Russian media have been forced to close down or leave the country.
(frs)
