What appeared to be complaints by Russian soldiers and their relatives about Moscow's invasion of Ukraine appeared on several large electronic billboards in the Russian cities of Yekaterinburg, Rostov-on-Don, and Ulyanovsk on April 18. The texts included statements about inexperienced soldiers being sent to battle "like cannon fodder" without proper training, and "large human losses" in the ongoing war. Authorities in Yekaterinburg said the texts appeared after unknown individuals had hacked into the advertising system. Officials in the two other cities have yet to comment publicly. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Crimea.Realities, click here.
In Brazen Act Of Dissent, Billboards In Three Russian Cities Pop Up Carrying Anti-War Messages
An electronic billboard shows an ad for a fund raising money for equipment for Russian soldiers in Ukraine in St. Petersburg.