In Moscow, people bring flowers to the site of the assassination of Russian politician Boris Nemtsov. On this day, February 27, eight years ago, he was shot four times in the back.
People bring flowers to the scene of Nemtsov's murder on the Bolshoi Moskvoritsky Bridge, near the Kremlin. The customer of the murder of the politician has not yet been found, writes Channel 24 .
Nemtsov was a critic of Putin
Nemtsov, who predicted Hitler's fate to Putin, was in opposition to the Kremlin dictator. He is known for a number of reports in which he criticized Putin's policies and authorities.
Speaking about Russia's war against Ukraine, he said that if the Russians “silently” support Putin, they would return home without legs and die.
In Moscow, people bring flowers to the scene of the murder of Nemtsov: video
He was one of the organizers and participants of the “March of Dissent”, mass protest rallies “For Fair Elections” and spoke out against Russia's military actions on the territory of Ukraine in 2014 and 2015.
Opposition media in Russia report that Moscow police have detained a young woman who put up a banner “Fight” at a memorial in honor of Nemtsov on the Bolshoi Moskvoritsky Bridge.
The woman put a poster next to the flowers, and after the arrest she took it with her. No other detainees were reported at the scene of Boris Nemtsov's murder.
Detention of a woman in Mokva: video
In addition to the Bolshoi Moskvoritsky Bridge, unofficially called the “Nemtsov Bridge”, supporters of the politician also gathered at the Troekurovsky cemetery, where he is buried.
Actions in honor of Boris Nemtsov were held in several large cities of Russia. In Novosibirsk and Tomsk, local residents brought flowers to the monuments to the victims of political repressions; in Yekaterinburg, they laid flowers on Labor Square.
On February 25 and 26, actions in honor of Nemtsov were also held in Barnaul, Kirov, Kazan, Lipetsk and Perm.
In Russia, the memory of Nemtsov is honored / Photo from social networks
Help . Boris Nemtsov was killed on February 27, 2015 on the Bolshoi Moskvoritsky Bridge in the center of Moscow. In 2017, Zaur Dadaev was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his murder. Four more defendants received from 11 to 19 years in prison. The killer has not been found.
