How the invasion of Ukraine affected Russian civil society?
29 November 2022 |
5:24 pm
Sporadic protests, arson attacks on enlistment offices and an open letter signed by dozens of local officials calling for Vladimir Putin's resignation: these are just some of the ways ordinary Russians are resisting the war in Ukraine.
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