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Associated Press
Russian opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza is laying flowers near the place where Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was shot dead in Moscow, Russia. People gathered at the Moskvoretsky (Moscow River) bridge near the Kremlin in memory of a Russian opposition leader who was shot dead six years ago while walking on a bridge next to the Kremlin. The 55-year-old Nemtsov was one of Russia’s most energetic and charismatic opposition figures. His assassination was a blow to the forces opposing President Vladimir Putin.
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Associated Press
People gather on the anniversary of the death of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov in St. Petersburg, Russia. Nemtsov, a charismatic Russian opposition leader and sharp critic of President Vladimir Putin, was shot dead on February 27, 2015, near the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.
MOSCOW >> Thousands of people flock today to a Moscow bridge overlooking the Kremlin to lay flowers and celebrate the sixth anniversary of the assassination of Boris Nemtsov, a top Russian opposition figure.
Nemtsov, 55, a former deputy prime minister, was shot dead as he walked along the Bolshoi Moskvoretsky Bridge late on February 27, 2015.
Among those who attended Saturday’s commemoration was Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
Navalny’s detention in January after returning to Moscow from five months of recovery in Germany due to nerve agent poisoning, sparked a wave of nationwide protests.
Nemtsov was one of Russia’s most energetic and charismatic opposition figures, and his death was a blow to political opponents of President Vladimir Putin.
An officer in the security forces of Chechnya’s leader backed by the Kremlin has been sentenced to 20 years for shooting Nemtsov. Four other men were sentenced to 11 to 19 years for involvement.
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