“Many people wonder why Alexei fought so hard and never gave up. Because of you. Because of the wonderful, brave and honest people who are now standing in an endless line to say goodbye to him. Thank you. That is the true love of the people,” wrote Navalná. She added shots of the queue of people in front of the cemetery to the post.
Navalny was among the sharpest critics of Russian President Vladimir Putin. His death in the penal colony beyond the Arctic Circle was announced by the authorities on February 16. He was 47 years old. Thousands of Navalny’s supporters came to pay their last respects at Friday’s funeral in Moscow’s Marjino district.
Despite warnings from the Kremlin against unauthorized gatherings, many shouted Navalny’s name and chanted slogans such as “Russia without Putin” and “Putin is a murderer” or “No to war”. Over the weekend, people queued outside the Borisov cemetery to lay flowers on Navalny’s grave, Reuters reported, adding that Yulia Navalny accused Putin of having her husband murdered. The Kremlin rejects the accusation, it refused to comment on the funeral of Putin’s opponent.
Today, a Russian court fined a Muscovite woman who shouted “Glory to the heroes!” during Navalny’s funeral with a fine of 1,500 rubles (about 380 CZK) for “use of prohibited symbols”, the OVD-Info server, which specializes in monitoring police interventions, reported today.
The shouted slogan is part of the Ukrainian chant “Glory to Ukraine!” followed by the response “Glory to the heroes!” For the woman, law enforcement officials came to her home already on Friday evening, but she was not home. On Sunday, when she returned home with the child, the police came again and took her to the police station, where they left her overnight. Relatives of the Moscow woman claim that the peephole in the door of her apartment turned into a hole in the door after the police visited, the server added.
A Russian strike in the Donetsk region killed two paramedics and wounded three others as they put out a fire caused by a previous attack, said Minister of the Interior Ihor Klymenko.
Former Russian President and current Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Medvedev, said at the Russian World Youth Festival that Russia’s borders have no end and Ukraine is Russia.
“Our president spoke precisely and succinctly about our borders. The borders of Russia do not end anywhere. We will certainly bring the special military operation to its logical conclusion. To the final victory. Until the capitulation of the neo-Nazis. Negotiations are possible with some new people when they recognize the reality that has developed on the ground (in Ukraine) as a result of the actions of our brave armed forces. Ukraine is without a doubt Russia,” he let himself be heard.
Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov said why the Russians do not use their “most technologically advanced” T-14 Armata tank in combat operations. “Of course it’s far superior to existing tanks in terms of functionality, but it’s too expensive, so the military probably won’t use it now. It is easier for her to buy another T-90,” stated Čemezov.
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