The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has put blogger and former football player Evgeny Savin on the wanted list

The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has put Evgeniy Savin, a former football player and author of the KraSava YouTube channel, on the wanted list. It is not specified under what specific article he is wanted.

In February 2023, Tverskoy Court in Moscow fined blogger for 50 thousand rubles. under Article 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code (discrediting the army). The occasion was an interview in which he asked Russian football players about their attitude towards the SVO.

In September 2023, RIA Novosti source reportedthat Evgeny Savin became a defendant in a criminal case about repeated discrediting of the Russian army (Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). It is indicated that the reason was the words of Evgeny Savin in an interview with Ksenia Sobchak, which was released in April 2023.

During his sports career, Evgeny Savin played for many Russian football clubs, in particular Ural, Tom, and Anzhi. After the start of the special military operation, Evgeniy Savin moved to Cyprus. In 2021, he founded his football team Krasava, which since 2022 is part of the second division of Cyprus, known as Ypsonas. The former football player also has his own YouTube channel “KraSava” with 1.08 million subscribers.

Alexandra Goroshilova