Yuri Shevchuk

The Ufa Sovetsky District Court sentenced the leader of the DDT group, Yury Shevchuk, to a fine of 50,000 rubles for discrediting the RF Armed Forces. Reported by “Kommersant”.

Yuri Shevchuk did not attend the meeting. Human rights activist Pavel Chikov published a statement by the musician on his Telegram channel, in which he once again spoke against the military special operation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine. The protocol against Yuri Shevchuk was drawn up after his performance in Ufa in May: during the concert, Shevchuk took a negative attitude towards the special operation and spoke about the homeland and the president: He also said that “his heart hurts” because of the conflict in Ukraine and that he did not understand why Russian soldiers and civilians died there, “Youth of Russia and Ukraine are dying for the sake of others.” Napoleonic plans”.

Immediately after the performance, law enforcement officers came to the musician’s dressing room and chatted with Shevchuk.

Later, in an interview with Katerina Gordeeva, Shevchuk said that despite everything, she did not want to leave Russia, like many artists who were against special operation. He also said that you should continue to give concerts in Russia.

Earlier, Yuri Shevchuk and the DDT group also launched a telegram channel, where they presented a song dedicated to the events in Ukraine.