FILE PHOTO: Artist Alexandra (Sasha) Skochilenko, who is charged with spreading false information about Russia's armed forces by means of replacing supermarket price tags with slogans protesting against the country's military campaign in Ukraine, is escorted by police officers before a court hearing in Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 14, 2023. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov/File Photo
(Reuters) - A Russian artist who replaced supermarket price tags with messages calling for an end to Moscow's war in Ukraine is expected to learn her fate in court on Thursday with a state prosecutor asking for her to be jailed for eight years.
Critics say the case of Alexandra Skochilenko, 33, is part of a crackdown on anyone who speaks out against Russia's "special military operation" that has led to nearly 20,000 detentions and over 800 criminal cases.
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