The publication of a video about the missile attack on Volgograd resulted in an apology.

At least three people have been detained after footage they recorded of the missile attack on Volgograd was leaked online. In a conversation with security forces published by local media, the detainees apologized.

According to the Caucasian Knot newspaper, one woman was killed, another person was missing, and 11 people were injured in a missile attack on an industrial facility in the Krasnooktyabrsky District of Volgograd on June 27.

In Volgograd, those who filmed and posted photos and videos of the missile attack on the city and its aftermath are being detained, V1 reports.

A video of security forces questioning a young man and two young women was attached to the publication's Telegram channel. Many words have been redacted from the recording, including personal information and the name of the enterprise hit by the missile strike. The faces of the authors of the posts about the missile attack that were posted on social media have also been blurred.

One of the young women said she posted the video to a work chat. When asked by a security officer whether she filmed at anyone's request, she said, "No, no one threatened me, no one offered me money, no one asked me to take photos." She urged other residents not to do anything similar.

The second, a young man, reported posting a video of the drone and missile attack on his Telegram channel. He said the video was actively discussed after its publication.

"I recorded the video of the missile in flight. I shared it with close relatives and friends. I didn't realize it would be viewed negatively, and that I would see my video on various Ukrainian public groups." "Therefore, I sincerely apologize, I ask for forgiveness, and I urge no one to film, photograph, or send these messages on social media," said one of the detainees.

As a reminder, drone threat alerts in the Volgograd region have become daily, but the actual appearance of UAVs is not always preceded by a warning, local residents interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" earlier stated.

The practice of public apologies, adopted in Chechnya at the instigation of Ramzan Kadyrov, has spread to other regions of Russia. For example, in May, representatives of the Roma community apologized for a fight in the village of Solodushino in the Nikolaevsky District of the Volgograd region, adding that the other side in the conflict was also to blame. Their opponents claimed the conflict had been going on for many years. In the summer of 2023, Volgograd blogger Pavel Prokudin apologized for insulting Muslims and residents of the Caucasus in his video stream. He explained that his statements were provoked by insults directed at Russians and himself.

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