Kharkiv Resident Was Sentenced to 5 Years for Propaganda of Communism

The Dzerzhinskyi District Court of Kharkiv has sentenced a resident who was found guilty of propagating communist ideology and using Soviet symbols.

• Vladyslav Abdula, a Kharkiv Regional Security Service spokesman, reported.

According to law enforcement officials, the man distributed prohibited Soviet symbols, including images of a flag with a hammer and sickle and a St. George’s ribbon, on the Odnoklassniki social network, which is banned in Ukraine. He also posted congratulations on Soviet holidays and praised the Red Army.

The court found the Kharkiv resident guilty and sentenced him to 5 years in prison without confiscation of property. The verdict can still be appealed. The sanctions of the article for such actions provide for up to 10 years in prison.

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