Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks as he and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson give a press conference on August 24, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine.
  • A 70-year-old Russian woman was detained after she called Zelenskyy "a handsome young man." 
  • Olga Slegina was fined 40,000 rubles ($491) in a Russian court on Tuesday, Memorial reported.
  • Russia recently introduced censorship laws that criminalize 'discrediting' the armed forces.

A 70-year-old Russian woman was fined for reportedly "discrediting" the Russian military after she called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy "a handsome young man with a good sense of humor."

Olga Slegina was detained in Nalchik, Russia, last December,following reports she made the comments to a waitress in a cafe at a health center.