A photo of a SVO member's grave is being charged with treason.
Signs warning of criminal liability for photographing the graves of fallen soldiers will appear in Yekaterinburg cemeteries. The move follows the arrest of a woman who spent a month traveling around Russian cities photographing the graves of those who participated in the war with Ukraine.
A3 size plates
The administration of Yekaterinburg cemeteries, together with the FSB press service, is preparing informational letters to be posted at entrances and along visitor routes.
“We are working with the FSB press service to prepare an information letter that we will post on information boards at the cemetery entrance and along the visitors’ routes… A3-size signs will be installed,” приводит The local publication EAN quotes the head of the City Cemetery Service, Konstantin Kalashnikov.
The signs will warn of administrative and criminal penalties for sharing information about military personnel's burials. Specifically, they will mention treason and "cooperating on a confidential basis with a foreign state, international organization, or foreign organization in activities against the security of Russia."
Detention at the cemetery
The plaques were introduced following the arrest of a woman by security guards at a Yekaterinburg cemetery. According to security officials, she had been traveling around Russia for a month, photographing graves and monuments to those killed in the war with Ukraine. The guards handed over detained by FSB officers.
In a video published by the local Channel 4, the woman says she was collecting information about fallen soldiers for an online resource. She claims the organizers paid for her accommodation and travel expenses, but she doesn't associate her work with recruitment. As part of this work, she visited several Russian cities: Ufa, Kazan, Magnitogorsk, Yaroslavl, and Ivanovo.
The FSB's version: deepfakes and extortion
The regional FSB office explained the danger of such images differently. According to the agency, the photographs could be used by criminals to create deepfakes: relatives of the deceased could be convinced that their loved ones are alive and in captivity, and then demand a ransom for their release.
Photo — EAN
