Event Brief
Russia Jails Comic Artemy Ostanin Over War Joke
Filed: Feb 04, 2026 at 2:26 PM ET
Summary: Artemy Ostanin sentenced to over five years for joking about a war veteran.
WHO: Artemy Ostanin
WHAT: Sentenced to prison for a joke
WHEN: Feb 04, 2026 at 2:03 PM ET
WHERE: Russia
WHY: Joke deemed offensive regarding a war veteran
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