On May 9, an 85-year-old Lyudmila Vasilieva, a resident of besieged Leningrad, was taken to the police in St. Petersburg after she approached the Solovetsky Stone with daisies and a poster.

On May 9, an 85-year-old Lyudmila Vasilieva, a resident of besieged Leningrad, was taken to the police in St. Petersburg after she approached the Solovetsky Stone with daisies and a poster.

@ovdinfolive 09 May 2026, 14:13

85-year-old Lyudmila Vasilieva, who survived the Siege of Leningrad, participated in a May 9 rally in St. Petersburg with a placard urging not to cover up crimes with the people's Victory, and was detained by police but released shortly after.

@meduzalive 09 May 2026, 11:45