Stanislav Kozlovsky said that the fine was imposed for not removing the articles that Russia had sought to remove. He said that the foundation will appeal against it.
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Russia a court of wikipedia Feather Ukraine Heavy fine has been imposed for writing articles related to the ongoing war. A Russian court on Tuesday fined Wikimedia Foundation, the owner of Wikipedia, 2 million rubles ($32,600) for writing articles related to the Ukraine war. The head of the foundation in Russia has given information about this. According to Reuters, Stanislav Kozlovsky said that the fine was imposed for not removing the articles that Russia had sought to remove. He said that the foundation will appeal against it.
The articles were titled “Nonviolent Resistance of the Ukrainian Civilian Population During the Russian Invasion” and “Evaluation of Russia’s 2022 Invasion of Ukraine”. Let us tell you, earlier in April, Russia’s communications regulator Roskomnadzor asked Wikipedia to remove false information from public interest articles about the situation in Ukraine. Along with this, it was also alleged that Wikipedia has given wrong information about the actions of the Russian army and Russia’s space operation in Ukraine. According to Russian law, if Roskomnadzor asks to remove false information, and if the company that printed it does not do so, then he is fined heavily.
Russia’s attacks continue
Meanwhile, Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues. Russia launched a slew of attacks on Monday morning, targeting critical infrastructure in Kyiv, Kharkiv and other major cities in Ukraine. Ukrainian officials gave this information. According to officials, water and electricity supply to these cities of Ukraine has been disrupted due to these attacks.
It has been nine months since this war. Russia has intensified its attacks, targeting power plants and other key infrastructure in Ukraine. Large parts of Ukraine are already facing power cuts as a result of Russia’s strategy. Russia’s defense ministry said in a statement that its forces carried out strikes with long-range air and water weapons targeting Ukraine’s military command and energy systems. The targets of these attacks were achieved, the ministry said in a statement. All the designated targets were hit.
Meanwhile, 12 grain-laden ships left Ukrainian ports on Monday, despite Russian threats to reimpose a blockade that threatened a worldwide food crisis. Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shyamal said Russian missiles and drones targeted 10 Ukrainian territories and damaged 18 infrastructure, mostly power plants. He said the consequences of the attack could have been dire if the Ukrainian military had not shot down most of the Russian missiles. In his televised address, the head of the national police, Ihor Klimenko, said 13 people were injured in the morning’s attacks.
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