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Protests continue in Russia because of the Kremlin aggression in the Azov Sea. This time, the Russians demonstrated against the second largest city of Russia, St. Petersburg.
According to Radio Liberty
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L & # 39; action took place in the city center; in turn, there were about 50 activists representing several opposition organizations. The demonstration lasted about three hours instead of the scheduled hours
The picketers describe the seizure of Russian naval forces of Ukrainian sailors as "a new attempt by Russia to increase the area of occupation of Ukrainian territories ". Demonstrations against the aggression of Russia / Source: sender of Facebook, Vladimir Shipitcyn
Activists demanded the release and return to Ukraine of Ukrainian sailors, restitution of his property seized at the 39th. Ukraine, lifting the sea blockade of Ukrainian ports in the sea of Azov and
Participants in the action demanded the end of the war / Source: sender of Facebook, Vladimir Shipitcyn
At the same time, the participants in the demonstration stressed that Ukrainian sailors had recognized the status of prisoner of war. Instead, they are tried as civilians who have committed a criminal offense.
About 50 people gathered at the event / Source: Vladimir Shipitcyn facebook
Local police stopped nobody. . However, during an action, an incident occurred: an aggressive woman attacked an activist and broke the poster.
Reminder, December 1, demanded the release of Ukrainian sailors in Moscow. There was an action near the presidential administration, whose participants demanded the release of the prisoners and the cessation of the war with Ukraine. Twenty activists attended the event. He was also "unitary".
Why do the Russians protest "in their turn"? In Russia, as the only type of public action that does not require agreement with the authorities, only one picket is allowed. Participants in such measures to avoid mass action charges2 do not extend along the avenue at a sufficient distance from each other. Activists change each other with different posters at the same place
What do we know about the escalation of the conflict of the Azov Sea and its aftermath? On November 25, a Russian border ship made a descent in a tug of the Ukrainian army in the sea of Azov.It is known that two small armored boats and a tug of the Navy Armed forces moved from Odessa to the port of Mariupol. However, Russia has stated that Ukrainian warships allegedly "illegally entered the temporarily closed waters of the Russian Federation" and continued to move into the Kerch Strait.
Subsequently, a group of Ukrainian navy ships continued their journey to Mariupol. during the exit of the Kerch Strait, Russian border ships opened fire on Ukrainian ships, injuring six Ukrainian soldiers. Russia also seized 2 Ukrainian ships and captured 24 Ukrainian sailors.
After that, Ukraine granted military status in the 10 oblasts until December 26 and banned the vzd to Russia from 16 to 60 years. Instead, Russia started blocking Ukrainian ships and ports in the Azov Sea. On 28 November, the occupied Crimean "court" chose a preventive measure consisting in detaining for 24 months the 24 captured Ukrainian seamen.
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