Sources in Russian law enforcement on December 22 said a probe had been launched against self-exiled opposition politician Leonid Gozman on charge of spreading "fake" information about Russia's armed forces involved in Moscow’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. According to the sources quoted by TASS, the charges against the outspoken Kremlin critic stem from his online criticism of Russia's full-scale aggression against Ukraine. Gozman left Russia in September 2022 after serving two consecutive 15-day jail terms on charges of "equating" Soviet-era Russia with Nazi Germany.