A Russian survivor of WW2 was arrested by Kremlin goons at an anti-war protest as Vladmimir Putin continues his crackdown on demonstrators.
Hundreds of Russians across the country have taken to the streets to protest against the invasion of Ukraine, including in Moscow and St Petersburg.
As a peaceful protest took place in St Petersburg last night, riot police moved in.
Shocking video footage appears to show a group of officers arresting a pensioner named by the Daily Mail as Yelena Osipova as people in the crowd shouted for them to stop.
Yelena, a survivor of the Nazi's Siege of Leningrad (since renamed St Petersburg), was carrying a sign that said: "Soldier, drop your weapon and you will be a true hero!"
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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer yesterday hailed the bravery of Russian protesters, adding in the Commons: "They remind us that the Russian people are not our enemy, they are the victims of thieves who have stolen their wealth and stolen their chance of democracy."
Police detained more than 2,000 people at anti-war protests held in 48 cities across Russia on Sunday, a protest monitoring group said, as people defied the authorities to show their anger over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Thousands of people have been detained at various anti-war protests since the invasion began on Thursday, according to the OVD-Info monitor, which has documented crackdowns on Russia's opposition for years.
In Moscow, riot police often outnumbered protesters, some of whom carried hand-written placards with peace signs and anti-war slogans in Russian and Ukrainian. Some wore masks with the word "Enough" emblazoned in the front.
A heartbreaking video showed a Russian mum trying to explain to her tearful daughter why they've been detained for opposing the war in Ukraine.
Along with a group of other mothers and their children, Ekaterina Zavizion and her daughter Sofya, seven, had gone to lay flowers outside the Ukrainian embassy in Moscow.
The kids had also made 'No to War' posters, before they were all accosted by armed officers and taken first into a police van and then to cells.
The video shows Ekaterina and Sofya talking through the metal cage, clutching each others' hands through the grills.
The police brought them by van to the Presnenskoye station where their phones were confiscated.
