Turkey has deported Russian anti-war activist Ariadna Litvinova to Moscow, in a case rights advocates say underscores growing risks for Kremlin critics living outside Russia. Litvinova was deported from Turkey to Russia on July 4, after being detained in the Turkish Republic, according to the Russian legal aid project “Prison Lawyer.” She had been wanted in Russia since February, initially facing vandalism charges under Article 214 of the Criminal Code before her case was reclassified under Article 280.3.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.“Russian authorities had charged Ariadna Litvinova, 24, with ‘discrediting’ the army after she wrote messages on banners at a pro-war exhibition in St. Petersburg that read: ‘Murderers,’ ‘Peace to Ukraine’ and ‘Freedom for political prisoners,’” The Moscow Times reported, citing her lawyers. First known deportation of an anti-war Russian citizen from TurkeyReportedly, Litvinova’s removal from Turkey was formally initiated by Ankara as a deportation, rather than as an extradition in response to a Russian request.She was flown to Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport on Saturday and was detained on arrival, now facing up to seven years in prison, the same sentence the LGBTIQ+ club staff got in a recent precedent case where Russia jailed the employees for organizing and participating in an “extremist organization.”Anastasia Burakova, a lawyer and the founder of Kovcheg (The Ark) – a project that supports Russian anti-war emigres – explained that deportation “does not require months-long extradition proceedings, appeals or other legal processes,” that extradition involves.