A man wrote poems in support of the occupiers – now he faces trial

The procedural leadership of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office reported a suspicion of a 40-year-old man on the fact of justifying, recognizing as lawful the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine (parts 1, 3 of Article 436-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

This is informed by the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office

According to investigation data, the pro-Russian man was an active participant in Telegram channels of an anti-Ukrainian nature. Before the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, the suspect lived in Kozacha Lopan, and when his house was destroyed by enemy shelling, he moved to Kharkiv.

At the same time, an admirer of the Kremlin's aggressive policy wrote in the comments to posts in public forums that it was the Armed Forces of Ukraine that destroyed his home and called Russian servicemen “liberators”.

The man approached the creation of comments creatively and sometimes wrote them in verse form. He complained that Kharkiv «is in the Nazis» roundup&, called Russians «brothers» and repeated other statements of Russian propaganda.

The illegal nature of the man's statements was confirmed by the conclusion of a forensic linguistic (semantic-textual) examination.

Pre-trial investigation and operational support — SBU Department in Kharkiv Region.