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A Russian activist who exposed prison abuses in Russia has been killed in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Ildar Dadin fought on the side of Ukraine and was killed during the fighting this weekend, according to various media.
The BBC writes that Dadin was killed "in action". Various sources confirm his death to the British public broadcaster. According to the Civic Council, the group Dadin joined last year, "he was and remains a hero". The group consists of Russians who say they "fight against the Putin regime for a better future for our motherland".
Dadin died when the volunteer battalion he was fighting in came under Russian artillery fire in Kharkiv. No further details are known yet. The Civic Council does not want to comment further to the BBC, because the military operation in northeastern Ukraine is still ongoing.
People who know Dadin and independent Russian media also report his death, including The Guardian and The Moscow Times.
Controversial law
Dadin was imprisoned in Russia years ago. At the end of 2015, he was sentenced to three years in prison for a series of peaceful solo protests against the Kremlin. On appeal, the sentence was reduced to 2.5 years, and he was released after a year because the highest court in Russia ruled that the verdict had to be reviewed.
A controversial law from 2014 was used in the conviction of the Russian activist. That law was passed after mass protests against Putin and made certain forms of protest punishable. The law may have led to disproportionately high prison sentences. The highest Russian court concluded in 2017 that this was indeed the case with Dadin.
Dadin wrote a book about his time in Russian prison. He also managed to get messages out from prison. He said that he was tortured by prison guards.
'Large oil storage facility in Crimea hit'
The fighting between Russia and Ukraine continues today. The Ukrainian army says it attacked an oil depot in Crimea, in Russian-occupied Feodosia, last night.
In Russian occupied Crimea, an oil depot in Feodosia continues to burn after overnight drone strikes. Already damaged due to drone attacks earlier this year, this facility was recently upgraded with air defense units, Pansir and S300.
According to Ukraine, it concerns the terminal where most of the oil products in Crimea are stored. These products are used by the Russian army, among others.
The Russian authorities report that a "technical emergency" has been declared due to a fire in an oil depot in Feodosia. They do not report the cause of the fire.
