Kherson Resident Charged with Spreading Russian Propaganda for Rubles

A resident of Kherson, 38-year-old Andriy Polishchuk, posted anti-Ukrainian propaganda in schools during the occupation in exchange for Russian rubles.

The text of the suspicion was published by the Kherson Regional Prosecutor's Office. It states that in May 2022, Polishchuk, in his advertising agency PIK, produced advertisements, which he then placed on billboards in Kherson and Kherson region, educational institutions, institutions and other public places in the city. That is, all these narratives about: "Into the future - together with Russia", "Golaya Prystan forever with Russia", "Russia and Ukraine together forever", "Kherson - a Russian city", "Kherson - forever with Russia", "Russian passport - social stability and security", etc. that plastered the region are the work of Polishchuk.

For his "work" he received Russian rubles from the occupation authorities. They were also used by Polishchuk to pay his employees. The Kherson Region Prosecutor's Office notified the man of suspicion of aiding the Russians.

Earlier, a case was brought to court against a resident of Kherson, who voluntarily cooperated with the occupiers during the temporary occupation of Kherson, actively spreading Kremlin propaganda. The woman distributed hostile literature in crowded places - near markets, wholesale bases, etc.

Also, an employee of a utility company will be tried in Kherson for distributing Russian newspapers, who in the summer of 2022 received the Naddnepryanska Pravda and Komsomolska Pravda newspapers from the occupation administration and distributed them among employees.

In addition, the SBU caught sight of a journalist from Kherson, Yevhen Bilyi, who collaborates with the occupiers and justifies Russian aggression. He was suspected under several articles.

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