The filming of the drone flight led the Rostov resident to an administrative case.

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An administrative case has been opened against a resident of Rostov-on-Don who filmed a drone flight and shared the video with neighbors.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", Rostov region is regularly subjected to drone attacks. On the night of September 19 to 20, more than a hundred UAVs were shot down in 11 municipalities of the region.

An administrative case has been opened against a resident of Rostov-on-Don who published a video of a recent drone attack on the city, writes 1rnd.ru on September 19, citing the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the region.

According to the agency, the man heard the sounds of a flying drone at night, filmed it on video, and shared the footage in a communal chat, from where it subsequently made its way to social networks and messengers.

Employees of the Center for Countering Extremism of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for Rostov region collected materials on this case and forwarded them to the Administrative Inspection of the region to decide on bringing administrative charges.

It should be noted that there is a ban on filming aerial attacks and their consequences, anti-aircraft defense operations, and locations of military units in Rostov region. A corresponding decree by the governor has been published on "Caucasian Knot".

In other regions of the Southern Federal District and the North Caucasian Federal District, filming drone attacks and their consequences is also prohibited. These bans contradict the Constitution, which guarantees the inadmissibility of censorship and the freedom to seek, record, and disseminate information, lawyers pointed out.