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A bill has been submitted to the State Duma to increase fines for discrediting the Russian military and certain other offenses.
The government has introduced a bill to the State Duma (State Duma) to increase fines for discrediting the Russian military. Its text was published in the Duma electronic database.
The lower house of parliament clarified that the changes will also affect some offenses, in particular hooliganism, selling alcohol to children, and smoking in unauthorized places.
Fines for discrediting the armed forces will also be increased. Citizens for such an offense may face a fine of 35 to 50 thousand rubles (now from 30 to 50 thousand rubles), officials - from 200 to 370 thousand rubles (now from 100 to 200 thousand rubles), legal entities - from 600 thousand rubles to a million rubles (now from 300 to half a million rubles).

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