.Authorities in Russia marked the anti-war Telegram updates network Astra as a "overseas agent" on Friday.Russia's Justice Department charged Astra of spreading out "incorrect details" about federal government plan to advertise a "negative photo" of the Russian armed force." [Astra] opposed the special military function in Ukraine ... The developer as well as managing editor of the net portal stay outside Russia," the administrative agency stated in a declaration.Together with Astra, authorizations identified Yabloko opponent party member Nikolai Kavkazsky, political blog owner Anton Khardin, regional protestor Artyom Medvedev and literary critic Oleg Lekmanov as "international agents" on Friday.Russia utilizes the "international substance" tag to target individuals as well as associations they view as opponents of the condition. Those fined the designation are actually demanded to submit thorough monetary documents to the Compensation Department, along with show "international agent" please notes in publications as well as social media sites messages.Because its beginning in the first week of Russia's full-blown infiltration of Ukraine, Astra, founded through journalist Anastasia Chumakova, has actually stated extensively on the disagreement.The updates channel said it will continue its own job in spite of the classification, noting that the "international representative" regulation bans ad purchases to Russians however performs certainly not prohibit viewers from sharing its own content or creating contributions.