Russia releases man whose daughter’s drawing opposed Ukraine fighting [Video]

FILE Alexei Moskalyov sits in a courtroom in Yefremov, Tula region, some 300 kilometers (186 miles) south of Moscow, Russia, March 27, 2023. Moskalyov convicted of discrediting the military after his daughter made a drawing criticizing Russia’s military actions in Ukraine was released from prison after serving 22 months, a group that monitors political detentions said Tuesday. (AP Photo, File) (Uncredited, Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

MOSCOW – A Russian man convicted of discrediting the military after his daughter made a drawing criticizing Russia’s military actions in Ukraine was released from prison after serving 22 months, a group that monitors political detentions said Tuesday.

Alexei Moskalyov was convicted in March 2023 on the basis of posts that he made on a social media site. The post came to authorities’ attention after his daughter, then age 13, made a drawing in school opposing the military operation.

Moskalyov was sentenced to two yearsin prison, but he fled. He was arrested …

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