Activists hold 'die-in' protest at Soviet monument in Warsaw
- Pro-Ukrainian activists held a 'die-in' protest on May 9, 2025, at a Soviet soldiers' cemetery in Warsaw as Russia's ambassador placed a wreath there.
- The protest took place after Russia’s annual Victory Day event, which honors the Red Army’s victory over Nazi forces, occurring amid Russia’s continuing military campaign in Ukraine that began in 2022.
- Approximately twenty activists, dressed in white coverings and marked with red stains resembling blood, lay near the monument while chanting "terrorists" and scattered children's toys coated with a blood-like substance to represent child casualties of the conflict.
- Activists wearing t-shirts with the phrase "Make Russia small again" were gathering signatures for a campaign aimed at removing the Russian ambassador from Poland, while about a dozen counter protesters displayed St George ribbons.
- The protest highlighted Poland’s support for Ukraine and emphasized remembering the reality of Russia beyond propaganda, with organizers calling Russia a 'terrorist state' amid the four-year conflict.
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On 9 May, in Warsaw, near the Memorial to Soviet soldiers, Ukrainian and Polish activists staged an artistic protest aimed at rethinking the meanings that Russia is trying to impose through the celebration of Victory Day. The event took place against the backdrop of an official celebration organized with the participation of representatives of the Russian Embassy, as reported by the Euromaidan-Warshawa initiative on Facebook. Participants lay on…
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Protesters lay down at the foot of an obelisk at the Soviet soldiers' cemetery in the Polish capital, chanting "terrorist" as the Russian ambassador passed by.
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