.Authorities in Russia designated the anti-war Telegram information stations Astra as a "foreign substance" on Friday.Russia's Judicature Administrative agency accused Astra of dispersing "imprecise information" regarding government plan to ensure a "unfavorable picture" of the Russian armed force." [Astra] opposed the exclusive military operation in Ukraine ... The creator and managing editor of the net portal live outside Russia," the ministry mentioned in a statement.Alongside Astra, authorities labeled Yabloko adversary politician Nikolai Kavkazsky, political blog owner Anton Khardin, regional protestor Artyom Medvedev and also fictional reviewer Oleg Lekmanov as "international representatives" on Friday.Russia uses the "foreign substance" label to target people and also institutions they view as opponents of the condition. Those hit with the designation are called for to send extensive economic documents to the Fair treatment Department, in addition to display screen "overseas broker" disclaimers in magazines and social networking sites posts.Given that its founding in the first week of Russia's full-blown attack of Ukraine, Astra, started through reporter Anastasia Chumakova, has mentioned substantially on the problem.The news stations said it would certainly proceed its work regardless of the classification, keeping in mind that the "foreign broker" legislation bans advertisement purchases to Russians yet performs certainly not disallow visitors from discussing its own web content or even making contributions.