Members of Kaputin activist group charged with property damage for painting Ukrainian flag

Seven people from the pro-democracy direct action group Kaputin have been charged with damage to another person's property for painting the Ukrainian flag on the ground in front of some Russian-owned apartment buildings in Prague back in February. The crime carries an up-to-three-year prison sentence in the most extreme cases. The Kaputin group is planning to hold a press conference about the matter on Thursday.

The painting of the flag was intended to be a protest against Russia's war in Ukraine, on the eve of the two-year anniversary of the full-scale invasion.