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Pjotr Sauer
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Reporter @Guardian covering Russia, Ukraine and Central Asia. Write to me: [email protected] Insta & BlueSky @PjotrSauer
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    Mar 11, 2022
    A Russian pilot tells passengers that he believes “the war in Ukraine is a crime,” adding “I think each sensible citizens will agree with me and will do everything to make it stop.” Rare to see public opposition to the war given the consequences such a statement will have
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    Jul 8, 2024
    Kyiv children’s hospital strike
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    Sep 22, 2022
    First clips coming out of Russia this morning of draftees saying bye to their families. This from a small town in Yakutsk. Credits @taygainfo
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    Sep 25, 2022
    Video sent by a friend at the anti-mobilisation protest in Makhachkala, Dagestan. It’s very rare in Russia to see demonstrators tussle with police like this
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    Jul 31, 2025
    Our father, Derk Sauer, has passed away. It’s an immeasurable loss, and no words can truly capture what a remarkable father and husband he was. He dedicated his life to defending independent Russian media. In his final days, he asked that people continue to support the free press
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    Nov 11, 2022
    Centre of Kherson right now
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    May 12, 2022
    Kremlin’s political decision not to declare war on Ukraine is having consequences on the battlefield as some Russian soldiers refuse to fight knowing they won't be prosecuted. "We aren’t officially in a state of war, so they could not force me to go”
    ‘They were furious’: the Russian soldiers refusing to fight in Ukraine
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    Apr 18, 2022
    For days after the Moskva cruiser sank, Yulia Tsyvova had been desperately looking for information about her son. Today she received the call from the Russian defence ministry. Andrei was dead. “He was only 19, he was a conscript." With @Andrew__Roth
    ‘We need answers’: relatives seek Moskva warship’s missing crew
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    Nov 14, 2023
    Huge scoop from my colleagues. A leading western journalist who has long been considered one of Germany’s top independent experts on Russia received at least €600,000 in undisclosed offshore payments from companies linked to an oligarch close to Putin
    Top German journalist received €600,000 from Putin ally, leak reveals
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    Feb 24, 2022
    The war will come as a shock to not just to the average Russian but also to the elites. Just on Monday, after Putin recognised the republics, Oleg Deripaska, an oligarch close to Putin wrote on his telegram channel “That’s it, war has been averted.” He has since deleted the post
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    Sep 22, 2022
    Spoke to some of the many men and women fleeing Russia after Putin announced the first mobilisation since the second world war. “I am simply not letting Putin turn me into a killer in a war that I want no part in.”
    ‘I will cross the border tonight’: Russians flee after news of draft
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    Mar 1, 2024
    Crowds shout “Navalny” as the hears carrying Navalny’s body arrives to the church
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    Nov 16, 2023
    Sasha Skochilenko, 33, a Russian artist who replaced supermarket price tags with anti-war messages has been sentenced to 7 years in jail. "I'm not afraid, and maybe that's precisely why my government is so afraid of me," Sasha said in her last statement in court
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    Dec 1, 2023
    The man awarded in this clip is called Mikhail Turkanov, aka Pitbull. A prominent Neo-Nazi and MMA fighter.
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    Dec 1, 2023
    Video of Deputy Chief of the GRU Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseev presenting awards to the Espanola unit. t.me/ok_spn/27931
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