Pro-Kremlin Propagandists Demand Prison for Russians Filming Drone Attack on Moscow

Prominent Russian propagandists Vladimir Solovyov and Armen Gasparian are demanding harsh penalties, including imprisonment, for Moscow residents who filmed and distributed images of a Ukrainian drone attack on the capital. The calls, reported by The Moscow Times, target citizens who captured footage of the strikes that occurred on Thursday.

Armen Gasparian, a host on the state-affiliated Solovyov Live channel, asserted that security services should open treason cases against those who filmed the attack. He claimed to have observed approximately 100 videos circulating on Ukrainian Telegram channels and advocated for facial recognition systems to identify the individuals involved. Gasparian labeled those who published the images as "voluntary collaborators" of the Ukrainian army, demanding their arrest and interrogation.

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All those who send such images should end up in prison.

Television presenter Vladimir Solovyov echoed these sentiments, stating, "Everyone who sends such images should end up in prison." Their statements follow what Russian officials described as the most extensive Ukrainian drone assault on Moscow since the full-scale invasion began. Russian air defense systems reportedly intercepted 194 drones aimed at the capital.

The drone attacks struck the Kapotnya oil refinery, a critical energy infrastructure facility located about 15 kilometers from the Kremlin. The refinery, which supplies a significant portion of the capital's fuel needs, was reportedly hit for the second time in a week, causing fires. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the refinery was targeted, framing the operation as a "fully justified response" to intensified Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities.

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They should be arrested and interrogated.