[concerned_user]

I would suggest you don't, here is why.

Many Russians, especially younger generation are against this, but 2 days ago a new law was passed that first time you get arrested and second time you go to jail.

Still even after this law there are protests. Those who protest are brave people, they risk to end up 15 years in jail.

You will likely get people who have no say in this in trouble or in jail.

"To hide the truth from its own citizens, Russia’s censorship agency has shuttered independent Russian media outlets, blocked social media, and restricted access in Russia to international news outlets. We condemn the move by the Russian Federation Council to approve a law threatening prison sentences of up to 15 years for journalists and ordinary citizens that would spread so-called “false” information about Putin’s unconscionable war in Ukraine."

Source: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases...

[retrac]

Will simply receiving the message unsolicited have a likelihood of getting people into trouble? Then I do see your point. But if the trouble you are worried about is more because average Russians might get it into their mind to take action and start protesting against their government despite the dangers, well, that's the point, isn't it? An analogy comes to mind. Was it wrong for the West to broadcast radio and television signals into the Eastern bloc during the Communist era? Learning things about their repressive governments absolutely inspired people to take action and get into serious trouble for it.

[concerned_user]

Yesterday, I have read in russian independent newspaper in a live feed that woman was arrested and charged with organizing a protest, after posting on Twitter "Let's go and take a walk on the main square".

This can of course be fake, but if true, then having SMS like that could lead to being questioned in the very least.

If you want to encourage the protesters and give them words of support then text of the message is wrong, those people already know that press is twisting the facts. They do read foreign media, while they still can, but Russia has been conducting exercises on cutting their internet segment from the rest of the internet since 2018, so at any moment they can just flip the switch.

You are correct the broadcasts were not wrong, people were eager for that information, but it was discussed mostly in private and with close friends only.

Other issue is that SMS spam is really bad in Russia so likelihood of that message being taken seriously is quite small, especially with official media saying that West is waging information war. So message with content about mainstream media lying received by a supporter would probably not have the impact you would imagine. Bringing some facts that would cause people to investigate further would go a lot better in my opinion.