.Authorities in Russia marked the anti-war Telegram updates network Astra as a "overseas solution" on Friday.Russia's Judicature Department accused Astra of spreading out "imprecise info" concerning federal government policy to promote a "negative photo" of the Russian armed force." [Astra] opposed the exclusive armed forces function in Ukraine ... The creator and also managing editor of the net portal live outside Russia," the department said in a statement.Together with Astra, authorizations labeled Yabloko opponent politician Nikolai Kavkazsky, political blog owner Anton Khardin, local lobbyist Artyom Medvedev and literary commentator Oleg Lekmanov as "international agents" on Friday.Russia makes use of the "foreign solution" label to target individuals as well as companies they consider as foes of the state. Those hit with the designation are actually needed to provide strenuous financial records to the Compensation Ministry, in addition to show "overseas broker" waivers in publications and social media blog posts.Since its own beginning in the 1st week of Russia's full-scale infiltration of Ukraine, Astra, established by writer Anastasia Chumakova, has stated thoroughly on the conflict.The news stations stated it will continue its own work even with the classification, keeping in mind that the "overseas representative" regulation bans add purchases to Russians yet does not outlaw viewers from discussing its own web content or even bring in gifts.