An elderly man in main Moscow staged an unusual demonstration against Russian President Vladimir Putin before jumping from a bridge into the Moscow River, the independent news outlet SOTAvision reported Tuesday.Video published by the outlet reveals the male, later identified as activist Grigory Saksanov, holding a poster that reads Putin Hitler on one side and shows a swastika on the other.
He is seen basing on the edge of the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge, located right throughout from the Kremlin.Saksanov, 68, then delves into the river and drifts face-up, appearing to imitate a corpse.
A second video reveals a rescuer jumping from a boat to reach him.According to the exiled news outlet Novaya Gazeta Europe, Saksanov, also understood asUncle Grisha, has been jailed several times at demonstrations for many years, including an October 2022 demonstration atMoscowsAlexander Garden, where he stood holding a poster that readPutin and included a swastika.SOTAvision said paramedics dealt with Saksanov after he was pulled from the water, however his condition stays unknown.
Around 8 law enforcement officers were apparently dispatched to the scene.Law enforcement authorities have not revealed any arrests in connection with the demonstration.
According to the Telegram news channel Baza, which has connections to Russian security services, authorities planto take Saksonov to a detention center following a medical assessment at the hospital.Public presentations against Putin and Russias war in Ukraine have actually become increasingly rare amidst sweeping laws that effectively ban criticism of the armed force.
Scores of individuals have actually been fined, sent to prison or pushed into exile for their anti-war views since the start of the full-blown invasion.In November, police detained a masked guy who staged a similar anti-Putin protest from atop a billboard in central Moscow.