More than 10 people have been arrested in Moscow as they tried to lay flowers in memory of at least 46 people who died in a Russian missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro. This was reported by the human rights organization “OVD-Info”, quoted by DPA.
A video of another arrest was published on Twitter. The police wait for the young woman to place the flowers and apprehend her.
A small memorial was erected next to the monument of Ukrainian poet Lesya Ukrainka in a park in the Russian capital. There are placed a black and white photo of the destroyed apartment block in Dnipro and flowers. More and more people are wearing flowers, some in blue and yellow, the colors of the Ukrainian flag. There are also plush toys in memory of the children who died. .
Public anti-war actions have become very rare in Russia amid mass repression. For months, there have been almost no major protests against the invasion of the neighboring country ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin almost 11 months ago, DPA noted.
