Cossacks Attack Pussy Riot In Sochi

A Cossack militiaman attacks Nadezhda Tolokonnikova as she and fellow members of the punk group Pussy Riot, including Maria Alyokhina (center, in the pink balaclava), stage a protest performance in Sochi, Russia, on February 19.

A Cossack attacks Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and a photographer as she and fellow members of the punk group Pussy Riot stage a protest performance in Sochi.

A member of Pussy Riot lies on the ground as the group are attacked by Cossack militia.

A member of Pussy Riot is restrained by Cossacks after the attack.

A member of Pussy Riot is restrained by a Cossack after the attack in Sochi.