A ban on filming drone attacks has been introduced in Stavropol Krai.

Administrative fines for photographing and filming drones have been introduced in Stavropol Krai. The maximum fine for citizens is three thousand rubles for a first offense.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," a ban on disseminating information about drone attacks and their consequences was introduced in Krasnodar Krai back in September 2025, but the regional Legislative Assembly only established fines for this offense in December. Also in September, a similar ban on publishing photographs and videos of drone attacks, air defense operations, and the aftermath of attacks came into effect in North Ossetia. Similar regulations were previously introduced in the Astrakhan, Volgograd, and Rostov regions, Adygea, and Kalmykia. Dagestan Head Sergei Melikov imposed a ban on publishing information about terrorist attacks, Ukrainian Armed Forces drone strikes, the deployment of Defense Ministry forces, and critical infrastructure on October 14.

The Stavropol Krai Duma approved the introduction of administrative penalties for filming and publishing videos and photographs of drone attacks. The adopted amendments to the law establish administrative fines for violating the ban, the regional parliament's press service reported.

For a first offense, citizens face a fine of 1,000 to 3,000 rubles. Officials face fines of 10,000 to 30,000 rubles, and legal entities face fines of 100,000 to 300,000 rubles. For repeat offenses, the maximum fine for individuals increases to 5,000 rubles, and for officials and legal entities, to 50,000 and 500,000 rubles, respectively.

The same fines have been established in the Krasnodar Krai, while in the Rostov Oblast, the initial fine for individuals ranges from 3,000 to 5,000 rubles.

Deputies noted that videos taken from attack sites are used by the enemy for analysis and preparation of new strikes, so citizens "must understand that such videos and photos are not classified as public content." The amendments establish liability for filming not only the drones themselves, but also air defense systems in operation, military, and other critical facilities. Furthermore, liability is provided for the intentional distribution of other people's footage containing such content, notes the Stavropol publication NewsTracker.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that in December, a criminal case was opened against the administrator of a Rostov-on-Don Telegram channel that published footage of drone attacks in the region. The Rostov-on-Don resident filmed the drone attacks himself and posted the video to the Telegram channel with his own commentary.