Sochi, Russia (CNN) -- After several tumultuous days that included police detentions, interrogations and a public flogging from angry Cossacks, the dissident punk band ***** Riot struck back.

The controversial Russian musicians released an angry music video on Thursday slamming Russian President Vladimir Putin's crackdown on free speech and political expression. They also took aim at the Sochi Olympics' whopping $50 billion price tag.

Titled "Putin Will Teach You To Love Your Country," the music video included footage filmed Wednesday of Cossacks -- modern-day descendants of 19th-century horsemen who pushed the boundaries of the Russian empire -- flogging the women moments after they began lip-synching their song next to a large "Sochi 2014" sign in the Olympic city.

"The goal is to show what it's like to be a political activist in Olympic Sochi," ***** Riot member Maria Tolokonnikova told CNN.
Outside, uniformed police and security officers in civilian clothes awaited the arrival of the band, alongside several dozen journalists.

Also waiting, at least five male university students accompanied by a man dressed in a giant chicken suit.

When four women from the band walked up, arms locked, the university students pulled out raw chickens and began chanting "We like sex with chicken" in mangled English.

The students and costumed chicken then attempted to disrupt the makeshift news conference given by the women in the park outside the hotel.

"We don't understand their behavior and that's why we're protesting," said 23-year old Sergei Barashov, one of the members of the anti-***** Riot demonstrators. Barashov said he was afraid the punk band would desecrate a Russian Orthodox cathedral that had been recently constructed on the outskirts of Sochi's Olympic Park.

***** Riot rocketed to international fame after the provocative musicians stormed into a Moscow cathedral in 2012 and performed an expletive-ridden song denouncing Putin.

I don't do Punk Rock.

Bless those girls for having the balls to do what they are doing.

He's whippin it good.

Whip it.

Before the cream is out too long.

Darn! When I saw the title of this thread, I thought it was referring to cats.

I totally agree with their message about the corrupt Russian Government and Putin, but I don't agree with doing this at the Olympics. The Olympics has never been a venue for politics and disagreements. It's the one time everyone can come together.

Besides there are some major terrorist threats against the Olympics this year and little issues like this will disrupt and tie up security and take their eyes off a real threat or breach of security.

Oh yea, I'll bet that you really did.

I know, stupid police should just ignore them.

Step on a crack,

They have been heard A LOT in the past couple years. Nations around the world joined together to demand their release from Prison for protesting Putin. Anytime they do anything it is major news. They can also leave Russia to other national events like UN sessions etc.

Politics and the Olympics should never mix. Like I said Russia already had it's hands for watching for Al Qaeda, and regional terrorist groups. I just think it was in bad taste.

No, they should have picked a different venue. I hate Putin and the rest of the Commies that run Russia as much as the next person, but I have resect for the Olympics.

Someday, perhaps, the world will appreciate pu$$y.

They already were getting attention for their cause, MASS attention. This was not necessary and disgusting IMO.

And I thought that DEVO said it all.