Thread by @ChrisO_wiki

1/ Prominent Russian warblogger Maxim Kalashnikov has been arrested on suspicion of assisting Ukraine's drone strikes against the Moscow Oil Refinery. Other warbloggers are gloating. ⬇️

2/ 'Alex Parker Returns' is gleeful:

"The dick has played his violin too much. Political blogger and publicist, and dare I say it, war correspondent, Maxim Kalashnikov, was summoned to the police for publishing the aftermath of a Ukrainian drone attack in Moscow."

3/ "Investigators believe he worked as a spotter for the crests and recorded the results of the incoming attacks, along with the locations of air defence systems. Those responsible for this morning's massive strike have been found."

4/ 'Beware, news' provides more background:

"According to Kalashnikov, he was summoned to the Moscow Southern District Police Department for publishing a video of a burning oil refinery in Kapotnya—referring to the June 16 attack.

5/ "I went to the Southern District Police Department of Moscow to give an explanation. I'll let you know when everything is cleared up. Meanwhile, the enemy has dealt the plant another serious blow, alas..." he wrote.

6/ "Fifty-nine-year-old Maxim Kalashnikov (the pseudonym of blogger Vladimir Kucherenko) worked at Vechernyaya Moskva and Rossiyskaya Gazeta, and was editor-in-chief of the Military-Industrial Courier.

7/ "Kalashnikov, a member of the Party of Business, holds right-wing positions, supports the Special Military Operation, and in 2023 became a member of the Club of Angry Patriots, Igor Strelkov's organization."

8/ The Russian authorities have been seeking to suppress footage of Ukraine's strikes against Moscow and other Russian cities – a failing effort, given the flood of videos published this morning. However, it seems to have silenced Kalashnikov for now. /end

Sources:
t.me/apwagner/62595
t.me/ostorozhno_nov…