Ruslan was arrested in October 2021 as part of a criminal case opened under the article "assisting an extremist group," and convicted in January 2022 for a comment that, according to the prosecution, "incited other citizens to violent unlawful actions, including the use of weapons."
In August 2022, Ruslan faced another court hearing on charges of "desecration of state symbols" and "insulting a government official." He was sentenced to a combined three-and-a-half years in a general regime penal colony.
He was released in December 2024, having fully served his sentence.
