Overview
- The Verkh-Isetsky District Court found Evgeny Mikhaylov, known as Zhenka Radost, guilty of hooliganism and discrediting the Russian Armed Forces and ordered 14 days of administrative arrest.
- Court proceedings cited his performance of Monetochka’s song “Ty soldat” and a Noize MC track with profanity, with the judge reviewing two videos of the performances.
- A police protocol included the opinion of a participant in the special military operation who said the song about soldiers discredited the Russian army.
- Mikhaylov denied intent to discredit the military and argued the profanity was within song lyrics, while his defense called the offense minor and noted the lack of linguistic expert analysis.
- The case has been reported alongside the St. Petersburg action against singer Diana Loginova (Naoko), who faces a discreditation protocol while serving an administrative arrest after performing a Noize MC song.