Russian authorities fined journalist Sergei Sokolov after a detainment for his story about Russian orphans who signed up for the army, saying it "discredited" Russian forces.

FILE - Sergei Sokolov, now editor-in-chief of the influential Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, left, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Dmitry Muratov talk in a Moscow court on Sept. 5, 2022. Sokolov ...

Russian authorities on Thursday fined journalist Sergei Sokolov, the editor of independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, for discrediting the army after detaining him, his newspaper reported.

FILE – Nobel Peace Prize awarded journalist Dmitry Muratov, editor-in-chief of the influential Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, right, and Sergei Sokolov, his deputy, talk to each other prior to ...

Several months ago, the police detained a friend of mine, Sergei Sokolov, the editor in chief of the newspaper Novaya Gazeta.

Sergei Sokolov was detained by officers from Russia’s Center for Combating Extremism (Center E), and fined 30,000 rubles ($329) in a hearing at a Moscow court later on Thursday, Novaya Gazeta said.