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A Tver region resident was detained for posting a video of a downed drone. He was forced to apologize.

A Tver resident was arrested for posting a video of a drone being destroyed over the city. He admitted his guilt and recorded an apology. The CCTV footage was recorded on the night of November 11.

Arrested for drone video in Tver

45 year old resident Tver He posted a video on social media of the destruction of a drone over the city. The surveillance footage was recorded on the night of November 11 in the Yuzhny neighborhood, when air defense forces repelled a UAV attack.
The man downloaded the video and posted it to the MAKS chat, which has over 18 subscribers. The recording later appeared on a Ukrainian channel.

Admitting guilt and apologizing on camera

The man admitted his guilt and apologized. Apology video laid out in local media.

"On the night of November 11, I downloaded a video of the drone shootdown over Tver. I later posted this video in the MAKS chat, which has over 18,000 subscribers. This video was later posted on a Ukrainian channel. I deeply regret this action and offer my apologies." — the man says in the video.

Other arrests for drone video

Residents across Russia are being arrested for publishing videos of drones. In Tver, for example, in August of this year, they were arrested for distributing a video of a drone attack. detained The 17-year-old girl also had to apologize on camera. Belgorod police "as part of a counter-terrorism operation" found and fined the girl who published footage of the aftermath of the drone attack

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