Russia opens over 60 “extremism” cases in occupied Kherson over pro-Ukrainian posts

This was reported by the resistance movement Yellow Ribbon.

“Just in July, the Russian ‘center for combating extremism’ opened at least 60 cases in the occupied parts of Kherson region, most of them over pro-Ukrainian posts,” the report states.

According to Yellow Ribbon, the center focuses on identifying so-called “disloyal” individuals, primarily by monitoring social media activity.

“However, most of these cases are actually opened against residents of de-occupied Kherson, though the Russians also try to target people still living in the temporarily occupied territories,” Yellow Ribbon adds.

The movement notes that Russian authorities focus on things like following Ukrainian channels, photos with Ukrainian flags, anti-Russian memes, and posts. After these checks, the cases are handed over to the police, who then open formal proceedings for “extremism.”