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Ziza Bogdan Sergeevich

Bogdan Ziza was sentenced to 15 years for vandalism of the Yevpatoria city administration building, which he painted in the colors of the Ukrainian flag and threw Molotov cocktails at. He also posted a video online calling for protests against the war in Ukraine.

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Russia · Art. 207.3 · military "fakes"
Russia · Art. 280.3 · "discrediting" the army
Russia · Art. 205.2 · justification of terrorism
Russia · Art. 275 · high treason
Russia · Art. 275.1 · confidential cooperation with a foreign state
Russia · Art. 205.5 · participation in a terrorist organization
Russia · Art. 282.2 · participation in an extremist organization
Russia · Art. 280 · calls to extremism
Russia · Art. 354.1 · rehabilitation of Nazism
Russia · Art. 205 · terrorist act
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