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The hunt for supporters of Ukraine in Russia sank to a new level when a woman was interrogated by police for wearing her yellow down jacket against a vaguely blue sky.
Journalist Antonida Smolina, 38, was reported by an anonymous accuser of promoting the colours of Ukraine after she posted photos of her wearing the jacket on social media.
In doing so, she was 'discrediting' Putin's army, it was alleged.
After posting the picture she found she was the subject of a police probe by Vladimir Putin's law enforcement.
'A district police officer came to me,' said the journalist from Veliky Ustyug. 'He said that a certain Valery P wrote a statement against me to the police.'
Antonida was said to be 'causing associations with enemy symbols, discrediting our government and army'.
Antonida Smolina, 38, was accused of 'discrediting Putin's army' because she was pictured in a yellow down jacket against a vaguely blue sky,
After posting the picture Antonida found she was the subject of a police probe by Vladimir Putin's law enforcement
'A district police officer came to me,' the journalist said. 'He said that a certain Valery P wrote a statement against me to the police.'
Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the nation in Moscow, Russia, March 23, 2024
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