Another defender of the people against extreme weather
Another defender of the people against extreme weather, activist Yaroslav Kostrov, has been detained in St. Petersburg. Yaroslav Kostrov, a local activist and leader of the movement 'Central District for Comfortable Living Environment', reported his detention via his Telegram channel.
Consensus
- Yaroslav Kostrov is an activist from Saint Petersburg involved in local elections.
- Kostrov was detained on July 13.
- The detention relates to a 2021 election leaflet featuring Instagram and Facebook logos.
- Authorities cited Article 20.3 of the Russian Administrative Code regarding the demonstration of extremist symbolism.
- A protocol was drawn up against Kostrov in connection with this incident.
Points of divergence
- Kostrov is a city defender (gradozashchitnik) and leader of the movement 'Central District for Comfortable Living Environment'. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- Instagram and Facebook are owned by Meta, which has been designated as extremist and banned in Russia. — fontanka
- Kostrov stated he does not currently maintain accounts in any prohibited social networks. — fontanka
- On the same day, Boris Nadzhezhin was detained in Moscow under Article 20.3 of the Russian Administrative Code and is recognized as a foreign agent in Russia since 2026. — fontanka
Coverage (3 sources)
- Another anti-eviction activist detained in St. Petersburg — activist Yaroslav Kostrov, who participated in local elections — SOTAvision
- Activist Kostrov detained over photo of flyer featuring an Instagram logo — Фонтанка
- Activist Yaroslav Kostrov arrested in St. Petersburg for posting links to banned social networks — Фонтанка
Key entities
- Yaroslav Kostrov
- Saint Petersburg
- Fontanka
- Central District
- Russia
- Fair Russia
- State Assembly
- Admiralteysky District