A criminal case on the dissemination of military 'fakes' against the founder of the 'Go to the Forest' project and former director of the 'Nochlezhka' foundation, Grigory Sverdlov, was submitted to the Meshchansky District Court of Moscow, noted 'Mediazona'*.
What exactly Sverdlov is accused of is unknown. In November 2023, the founder of 'Go to the Forest' was declared wanted and also recognized as a 'foreign agent' for his anti-war stance and 'negative statements' about the Russian authorities.
Before the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Sverdlov headed the homeless aid foundation 'Nochlezhka'. In March 2022, he left the project and left Russia.
After the announcement of mobilization in September 2022, Sverdlov launched the 'Go to the Forest' project. The project helps citizens subject to mobilization with information on routes to leave the country, tickets, and legal consultations.
According to Sverdlov, the project is a Telegram bot where volunteers 'advise on safe routes to leave the country, places to hide from the draft in Russia, and help with money for a ticket'.
In January of this year, the project was also included in the register of 'foreign agents'.
* Recognized as 'foreign agents' in Russia.