In Photos: Russians Stage Muted Protests on War's Third Anniversary
Russians in cities across the country held small protests and laid flowers at memorials to mark the third anniversary of their country's invasion of Ukraine.
Despite public anti-war statements being forbidden by Russian law, small expressions of dissent could be seen from cities in the Ural Mountains to Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Here's a look at photos from the day's actions:
Despite public anti-war statements being forbidden by Russian law, small expressions of dissent could be seen from cities in the Ural Mountains to Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Here's a look at photos from the day's actions:
Kazan
A solo picket against the war in Kazan. The protester holds a sign reading "There is no way forward / We have to turn away" with the words "Putin / SVO [special military operation]" highlighted in red.
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Moscow
Flowers at the monument to Ukrainian writer Lesya Ukrainka in Moscow.
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Moscow
A girl wearing an anti-war T-shirt reading “February is years long” at the monument to Lesya Ukrainka in Moscow.
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Moscow
A sign reading “We mourn” at the monument to Lesya Ukrainka in Moscow.
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Moscow
Flowers near the Solovetsky Stone, a monument to Soviet victims of political repression in Moscow.
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Perm
A group picket against the war in the Siberian city of Perm.
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Ufa
A picket in Ufa, republic of Bashkortostan.
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St. Petersburg
An installation on a stone in a forest near St. Petersburg. The inscription reads “The times do not choose us / But we can decide how to live in the times that choose us.”
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St. Petersburg
Leningrad siege survivor Lyudmila Vasilyeva staged a rare anti-war protest in St. Petersburg on the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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St. Petersburg
A policeman at the monument to victims of political repressions on Voskresenskaya Embankment in St. Petersburg.
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St. Petersburg
Flowers laid at the monument to Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko in St. Petersburg.
Viktoria Arefieva / MR7
