Russian Dissident Once Jailed for Protesting Putin Dies Fighting for Ukraine Against His Home Country
Ildar Dadin, a well-known Russian activist who opposed the Putin government, had been killed while fighting for Ukraine. His friend and former Russian MP, Ilya Ponomarev, toldThe Guardian, "It is with deep regret that I must inform you that Ildar Dadin—call sign Gandhi—died yesterday in combat in the Kharkiv region in northeast Ukraine.