- ISW monitors drone activity and warfare continues between Russia and Ukraine in the region involving Crimea and Donbas.
- Russia forcibly transfers Ukrainian children while asserting control over Crimea and Donbas.
- An activist was detained and Russia was accused of torturing Ukrainian prisoners in Crimea.
Arseny Turbin, an opposition figure, was imprisoned in a Russian pretrial detention center.
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Updated Aug 19
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What happened
Arseny Turbin, an opposition figure, was imprisoned in a Russian pretrial detention center.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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Arseny Turbin
Russian teenage political prisoner and anti-war activist
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Vladimir Putin
2nd and 4th President of Russia (2000-2008, 2012-present), 7th and 11th Prime Minister of Russia (1999-2000, 2008-2012), Director of the Federal Security Service (1998-1999) and Deputy Mayor of Saint Petersburg (1994-1996)
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