Russian man detained after daughter’s anti-war drawings flees house arrest

Alexei Moskalyov convicted of discrediting armed forces on social media, after police investigated daughter’s drawings

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A Russian man who was detained by police after his daughter drew anti-war pictures at school was sentenced on Tuesday to two years after being convicted of discrediting the armed force.

But in a dramatic turn of events, a court spokesperson said the man, Alexei Moskalyov, had fled house arrest overnight and his whereabouts were currently not known.