Antiwar protests and makeshift memorials spring up across Russia, commemorating a year of shame and sorrow over the Ukraine invasion
On February 24, the anniversary of the full-scale war in Ukraine ordered by Vladimir Putin, people across Russia are expressing grief, shame, and remorse, along with their indignation with an invasion launched in their name. As the Kremlin tries hard to suppress all demonstrations of public disapproval and protest against the war, photos from different Russian cities, published by the local media, reveal what many Russians cannot keep to themselves, in spite of the censorship and the brutal police practices.
Sibir.Realii Stuffed toys and blue-and-yellow bouquets by the Taras Shevchenko monument in Novosibirsk
Murmansk
Avtozak LIVE A makeshift memorial to the victims of Russia’s aggression in Ukraine
Khanty-Mansiysk
Solidarnost Another makeshift memorial
Rostov-on-Don
Feminist Antiwar Resistance Activists express support for Ukraine and sorrow for war victims
Perm
Perm 36.6 Locals commemorate a year of the invasion by the memorial to the victims of political repressions and near another Perm monumentSolidarnost ‘A year of diZgrace,’ a banner using the letter ‘Z’ as a symbol of the invasion
Irkutsk
Avtozak LIVE A woman demands the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine
Vologda
Astra A makeshift memorial in Vologda
Vladivostok
OVD Info A protester with an antiwar placard was detained by the police
Ivanovo
Ivanovo’s Free People “Enough of this ‘bloodshed for peace’!” reads a banner in Ivanovo
Barnaul
OVD Info Four young people were arrested by the police in Barnaul for protesting the war
Kazan
Avtozak LIVE A makeshift memorial by the monument to the victims of political repressions
St. Petersburg
Bumaga A St. Petersburg resident was arrested for laying flowers by the Taras Shevchenko monument
Moscow
Atra Flowers by the monument to the Ukrainian writer Lesya UkrainkaSOTA Three young women were arrested by the police for expressing their antiwar position
