Problematic Aspects of Criminal Liability for Some Types of Extremist Crimes Against Certain Social Groups in the Settings of the Special Military Operation

The article considers the issue of the controversial content of the concept of “social group” in relation to the qualification of an act under Article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The authors focus on certain groups of people united by their attitude to the Special Military Operation in Ukraine: participants of the SVO, persons opposed to the SVO, persons criticizing certain aspects of the SVO. The article proposes amendments to the Resolution of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, as well as some scientific and practical recommendations.