no to war, as russian missiles fly in. then the problem started. town counsellor 0lga podolski says masha s father, a single parent, contacted her to say the school, shocked by the drawing, had called the police. translation: her father alexei told me he was dumbfounded. l then the police began checking his social media. they told him he was bringing up his daughter in a bad way. the authorities want everyone to toe the line. no one is allowed to have their own opinion. alexei is under house arrest and not allowed to talk to us. with discrediting the russian army. he could now be sent to prison. his lawyer says alexei is distraught without his child. translation: alike say is very worried about translation: alike say is very worried about his translation: alike say is very worried about his daughter. - worried about his daughter. alexi.
he doesn t know what s happening to her. the social services seem obsessed with this family. i think that s purely for political reasons. the family s problems only began after the girl drew that picture. we tried contacting masha s school to get its side of the story. school number 9 didn t respond to a written request for comment. so we went along there but were told, no, we couldn t come in. we tried calling. same result. just across town, supporters of the family gathered in court. return masha to her father, it says. the localjuvenile affairs commission is taking legal action to restrict alexei s parental rights. the commission has yet to respond to our request for comment. alexei moskalev had wanted to come here to court, but he wasn t allowed