Police started checking one of Kiev's clubs because of songs in Russian language

Law enforcers have launched a check at a club in Kiev's Holosiyivskyy district because of Russian-language songs played there. This was reported by the Ukrainian capital's police on February 23.

They pointed out that they learned about the party with such songs from Telegram channels, where a video from the club was published. On its page in the social network Facebook (part of Meta, an organization recognized as extremist and banned in the Russian Federation), the agency said that police officers and an investigative and operational team arrived at the scene, which is questioning the staff and administration of the institution.

In addition, law enforcers are preparing an appeal to the commissioner for the protection of the state language, Taras Kremeny, to take the necessary measures.

Earlier, on February 16, a captive serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), Denys Otkalenko, said that he listened to Russian music and watched Russian-language content, although this is prohibited in his country. He admitted that he had not even "delved" into the relevant law.

Before that, on January 10, in Kiev, police were looking for young people who drove around the city and listened to the song "I am Russian" by Russian author and performer SHAMAN (Yaroslav Dronov). It was specified that they blocked traffic in the center of the Ukrainian capital.

The next day, the Ukrainian media reported that these young men believe that the persecution is an ordered campaign in which law enforcement agencies are involved. Among the detainees are allegedly the son of the former mayor of Liman, the son of an MP and a large real estate developer, as well as the son of a well-known Ukrainian banker.