Ilya Boyaci

A criminal case was opened against journalist and administrator Ilya Krasilshchik under the article entitled “Frauds about the Russian army” (Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). This is reported by the telegram channels Baza, “Attention, news” and “112”. According to the channels, this was because Dyer was broadcasting about the events in the Ukrainian city of Bucha. He could face up to three years in prison.

There is no official confirmation of this news yet. The Meduza telegram channel (known as a foreign media agent) provides information that Dyer learned about the case from a telegram that “no one told him anything”.

Previously, Dyer had been vocal in denouncing Russia’s military coup operation in Ukraine and even wrote an article in The New York Times that “the Russians have failed as a nation.” This material was fiercely discussed on the network, and a number of celebrities, including Nastya Ivleeva and Ksenia Sobchak, criticized Dyer for such generalizations.

In the text, Dyer noted that everyone “is responsible for what happened” and that “the whole world sees the Russians as a criminal nation.” He later responded to criticism online for his article, urging everyone to “stop isolating each other”. Now in Dyer Georgia. Recently, information also appeared on the network that, despite the fact that he had previously stated that he had left the post, he still works at Yandex as a full-time employee and is the head of the Yandex.Lavki division. Dyer commented on the following information on his telegram channel today:

Boyacı also announced a fundraiser to pay for the services of 14 people who manage their social networks for free. Recently, the network was ironic, after the article in The New York Times Dyer became so popular that three interviews with him were published in one day.