According to a report by RIA-Novosti news agency on Saturday, a Russian student from Moscow State University has been sentenced to a 10-day jail term in Moscow for changing the name of his WiFi network to a pro-Ukraine slogan.
The student, residing in Moscow, altered the name of his WiFi router's network to 'Slava Ukraini' (Glory to Ukraine), a slogan commonly associated with Ukrainian forces.
As reported by RIA-Novosti, a Moscow court convicted him of publicly displaying "demonstration of Nazi symbolics" and "symbols of extremist organizations."
The incident unfolded when the student was apprehended last week in Moscow following a report from a police officer regarding the WiFi network name. Upon inspection of the student's room at the university campus, authorities discovered his personal computer and WiFi router.
Court documents revealed that the student utilized the network to propagate the slogan to an unlimited number of users within the WiFi range, as detailed by BBC.
Moreover, the court decided to confiscate the router.
'Slava Ukraini' has emerged as a rallying cry for supporters of Ukraine amidst the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, often heard during pro-Ukraine demonstrations.
According to the BBC report, since the commencement of the war in February 2022, Russian authorities have imposed fines and issued numerous jail sentences against individuals for publicly denouncing the offensive or expressing solidarity with Ukraine.
