.Authorizations in Russia assigned the anti-war Telegram updates channel Astra as a "foreign agent" on Friday.Russia's Judicature Administrative agency charged Astra of spreading "unreliable info" concerning authorities plan to advertise a "negative image" of the Russian military." [Astra] opposed the special military operation in Ukraine ... The creator and editor-in-chief of the world wide web portal reside outside Russia," the ministry stated in a claim.Alongside Astra, authorities designated Yabloko opposition politician Nikolai Kavkazsky, political blog writer Anton Khardin, local protestor Artyom Medvedev and literary reviewer Oleg Lekmanov as "international representatives" on Friday.Russia utilizes the "international substance" tag to target individuals as well as associations they consider as opponents of the condition. Those hit with the designation are actually demanded to provide extensive economic reports to the Justice Department, in addition to display "international broker" disclaimers in publications as well as social networking sites blog posts.Due to the fact that its own starting in the very first week of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Astra, established through reporter Anastasia Chumakova, has stated substantially on the problem.The updates channel mentioned it will continue its own work in spite of the classification, taking note that the "international broker" law bans advertisement sales to Russians yet performs not disallow readers coming from discussing its own content or creating gifts.