A Russian pacifist helped Ukrainians flee the country. Then the Kremlin caught him | Ukraine | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/13/a-russian-pacifist-helped-ukrainians-flee-the-country-then-the-kremlin-caught-him
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#Alexander #Demidenko, who guided #Ukrainian refugees back to their homeland, was #arrested and #tortured by Kremlin forces.
One of the many he helped recalls his courage and kindness
He had already been psychologically killed for six months in a pre-trial detention centre without visits from his family or even books,” said #Demidenko’s son.
Since March 2022, #Demidenko has been helping #Ukrainian refugees by providing them with overnight accommodation and accompanying them to the border with Ukraine. In October 2023, he disappeared while accompanying an elderly woman at the #Kolotilovka checkpoint.
Russian anti-war activist #Aleksandr #Demidenko, who helped hundreds of Ukrainian refugees in the Belgorod region to return to Ukraine,
🔸died in custody🔸 last week, his lawyer told his family on April 8.
The 61-year-old activist, who openly protested Russia's invasion of Ukraine, was arrested in October.
He was initially sentenced to 10 days in jail for drinking alcohol in public.
Police later said they found an old grenade and two detonators for a grenade and a mine, all made during World War II, at Demidenko's house and charged him with illegal weapons possession.
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-anti-war-activist-dies-custody/32896279.html
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