The key facts
- The MVD department for Ryazan Region identified the 17-year-old author of the video of the UAV attack aftermath; the teenager admitted his guilt
- Liability is provided under Article 10.8 of the regional law: a fine for citizens of 3,000 to 5,000 rubles
- On the night of November 4 to 5, the region was attacked by more than 200 drones; one person was wounded, and fires broke out at industrial facilities in Ryazan
The teenager admitted his guilt
In Ryazan, police have identified a 17-year-old teenager whose videos of the aftermath of a drone attack spread on Ukrainian internet resources. This was reported by the regional department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. According to the department, the young man filmed the aftermath of a massive overnight raid on his mobile phone in the early hours of November 5 and then posted the footage online, from where it was picked up by Ukrainian resources. The minor admitted his guilt; both he and his parents are planned to be held liable under the law, but no specific measures have yet been named.
What threatens for filming the aftermath of strikes
Police reminded that in Ryazan Region it is forbidden to film and distribute footage of drones, the operation of air defense systems, as well as military and critically important facilities. The ban also covers materials that make it possible to determine the location of equipment, flight routes, or the consequences of strikes. For a violation, administrative liability under Article 10.8 of the regional lawis provided: a fine for citizens of 3,000 to 5,000 rubles, for officials 30,000 to 50,000, and for legal entities 750,000 to one million rubles; for a repeat violation, the penalty increases. Thus, the maximum sanction directly for the teenager himself as a citizen is limited to 5,000 rubles, although the publication does not specify under which exact part of the article he is planned to be charged.
Context of the raid
We are talking about the aftermath of the attack on the night of November 4 to 5, when Ryazan Region came under a massive strike by Ukrainian drones: according to Life.ru, the Ukrainian Armed Forces used more than 200 UAVs. As a result of the raid, one person was wounded, and falling debris caused fires on the territory of industrial facilities in Ryazan. It was precisely footage of these consequences that the Ryazan schoolboy filmed.




