“Elect Andrei Vladimirovich Filonov as a preventive measure in the form of detention ... until May 31, 2019,” RIA Novosti quotes Denis Didenko, judge of the Kiev district court in Simferopol.

Earlier it became known that the investigation department of the FSB in the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol opened a criminal case against Filonov. As indicated by "Kryminform", the case was initiated under Part 3 of Art. 286 of the Criminal Code of Russia.

Later, the mayor of Evpatoria commented on the situation.