A Ukrainian student escaped Russia after his arrest for anti-war posts. Meduza’s sources say his friends asked Putin’s daughter for help. — Meduza
meduza.io
Until recently, Ukrainian national Serhiy Hulko was a high-achieving medical student at Russia’s top university. Then his classmates reported him for anti-war posts he made on his private Instagram account. In May, after serving three back-to-back jail terms, Hulko withdrew from the university and managed to leave Russia. According to Meduza’s sources, Hulko may have avoided criminal charges thanks to the intervention of Maria Vorontsova, the deputy dean of the school’s medical department and the daughter of Vladimir Putin. Meduza spoke to Hulko about his arrests, his departure, and why he chose to stay in Russia as long as he did.
  • NOT_RICK@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 months ago

    For nearly two years, he managed to avoid any trouble from the authorities. In March 2024, however, he received a Telegram message from an acquaintance warning him that some of his classmates had screenshotted his anti-war posts and were planning to report him.

    Man, I can’t stand snitches. This just shows how dumb fascism is though. Russia had a young doctor that could have contributed so much to their society but the thought police had to chase him away. Fools.