Tranquillus in Exile
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This picture was drawn by Masha Moskaleva, a 12-tear-old schoolgirl in Yefremov, south of Moscow. It shows the Ukrainian and Russian flags with the inscription "No to war!". When they saw it, her school called the police.
Masha is now in a children’s home. Her father Alexei, a single parent, is under house arrest facing criminal investigation. The Juvenile Affairs Commission is taking legal action to restrict Alexei's parental rights.
"No one has seen Masha since March 1," says Olga Podolskaya, a local councilor, "despite our attempts to get access to the children's home to find out how she is.”
"She's a good girl, and I've never had a problem with her dad," says pensioner Angelina Ivanovna. "But I'm scared to say anything."
Asked her opinion on what is happening, another neighbor says: "Sorry, I can't tell you." Is she frightened about possible consequences? "Yes, of course."
School director Larisa Trofimova declares: "We believe in ourselves and in our Motherland, which can never make a mistake."
Obviously.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65015289