US EditionRussians Launch Rare Protest over Plan to Build a Church Honoring Soldiers
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A rare protest under the current Russian regime erupted in Krasnodar when hundreds of people gathered in the city's central park to protest against the construction of a memorial church for soldiers killed in the Ukrainian war.
Protests of any kind are rare in Russia, as the authorities have greatly tightened control over almost all forms of dissent since the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Krasnodar Residents Protest Church Meant to Glorify Russia’s Ukraine War “Heroes”
More than 1,000 residents of the Yubileiny neighborhood in Krasnodar, a city in southern Russia, recorded an appeal to the Russian leader Vladimir Putin opposing plans for a 70-meter church complex honoring “heroes of the special military operation,” according to Meduza on December 15. The outlet reported that protesters recorded the message and plan to submit it to Putin’s annual call-in show, scheduled for December 19, after earlier petitions …
In the Yubiliny micro district of Krasnodar, the Russian authorities are planning to build a 70-foot church complex on an area of 3,200 square metres.
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