A student from Krasnoyarsk has been fined for a joke about “the Ukrainian soldier Ponasenkov” in a Nazi uniform

The Sverdlovsky District Court in Krasnoyarsk has fined a 19-year-old student from the Siberian Federal University 1,500 roubles (about US$16) under the article on displaying Nazi and extremist symbols (Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences). According to “Ostorozhno, novosti” (“Caution: News”).

The court examined six posts on the student’s VKontakte page. Among them was a repost from a meme community: a photo of historian and blogger Yevgeny Ponasenkov in a Nazi uniform with the caption: “Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have captured Armed Forces of Ukraine soldier Yevgeny Ponasenkov.” The post appeared on the student’s page in April 2022. Another post was an image of a German soldier with the caption: “Back to the Reich! The Polish offensive cannot be stopped.” The student posted this in September 2021.

During the hearing, the student expressed remorse.