Amid a harsh crackdown on Russian media, Alexei Moskalyov was charged with repeatedly discrediting the Russian army, which is classified as a criminal offense under to a new law.
A Russian man who was investigated by police after his daughter drew an anti-war picture at school flees as a court sentences him to two years in a penal colony.
Alexei Moskalyov's lawyer, Vladimir Biliyenko, says he had not seen his client since March 27 and did not know whether Moskalyov had fled, as he had only the spokesperson's statement to go by
There are both hopes and fears for a Russian dissident sentenced to two years in a penal colony after his daughter drew anti-war drawings at school, as he now appears to have.