A Russian student has been sentenced to 10 days in prison in Moscow for changing the name of a WiFi network with a pro-Ukrainian slogan, RIA-Novosti news agency reported on Saturday.
A student at Moscow State University replaced the network name on his WiFi router with the rallying slogan of the Ukrainian military: “Slava Ukraine” (Glory to Ukraine).
A Moscow court found him guilty of “demonstrating Nazi symbols” and publicly displaying “symbols of extremist organizations,” RIA Novosti reported.
The student was arrested in Moscow last week after a police officer reported the name of his WiFi network to authorities. Court documents say officers searched the student’s room on campus and found his personal computer and WiFi router.
The court also said he used the network to “promote slogans” to an unlimited number of users within WiFi range, the BBC reported.
The router is currently confiscated.
“Slava Ukraine” has become a rallying slogan for Ukrainian supporters in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and is regularly chanted during pro-Ukrainian protests.
Since the war began in February 2022, Russian authorities have imposed fines and handed out thousands of prison sentences to people who publicly criticized the attack on Ukraine or expressed support for Ukraine, the BBC says. the report added.
