Pro-Russian activist Aleksandr Talipov received a letter of gratitude from Moscow signed by the deputy head of the main department for combating extremism of the Russian Interior Ministry.
Gratitude was expressed for running the Crimean SMERSH telegram channel, in which Talipov expresses his pro-Russian position and calls for the persecution of pro-Ukrainian residents of Crimea.
The channel publishes personal data of Crimeans who support Ukraine and the Armed Forces of Ukraine, make pro-Ukrainian statements in social networks or publicly listen to Ukrainian songs.