ALBAWABA - Two Russian TikTokers, 21-year-old Dasha Vladimirova and 19-year-old Karina Evgenieva, were recently arrested alongside an unnamed man after filming a burning oil depot in Adler, Sochi.
The burning oil depot, which was set on fire after being targeted by a Ukrainian drone attack, belonged to Russia's biggest oil company, Rosneft, and Kubannefteprodukt. The oil depot might've been targeted due to news circulating that the company in question reportedly supplies fuel to the Russian military.
Russian TikTokers arrested after filming burning oil depot from Ukraine attack
The trio casually filmed themselves in front of the burning oil depot with the song "Crimson Dawn" by popular Russian rapper Endshpil playing in the background. The nature of the video and the song's title were deemed inappropriate by Russian authorities, which prompted the arrest.
Several outlets in Russia, mostly Kremlin-aligned, demanded an apology from the trio while calling the video an "act of moral betrayal."
Russian police published a video showing the TikTok influencers reportedly apologizing for their actions. Additionally, reports circulating on social media claim that they were fined up to 30,000 rubles for "failure to comply with rules of conduct in an emergency or the threat of its occurrence."
A video circulating online captured the detained influencers discussing with the police and later apologizing for their actions.
