Protesters were encouraged to bring household goods to decorate the front of the embassy, a reference to the alleged pillaging of household goods by Russian forces during their invasion of Ukraine.
Polish Anti-War Activists Get Creative In Russian Embassy Protest
A newly launched initiative called the "Free Ukraine Gallery" invited the public to participate in an anti-war event at the Russian Embassy in Warsaw on April 13.
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A mock coffin and a stuffed teddy bear with the inscription "Russian soldier going home" and "Cargo 200" is left at the front gates of the Russian Embassy in Warsaw on April 13.
Cargo 200 is a military codeword used in the Soviet Union and the post-Soviet states to refer to the transportation of military fatalities.
Cargo 200 is a military codeword used in the Soviet Union and the post-Soviet states to refer to the transportation of military fatalities.
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The smiling faces of Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka (left), Russian President Vladimir Putin (center), and Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov are displayed on toilet seats splattered with red paint signifying blood.
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Several men carry a large dog kennel to the protest.
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Police stand guard at the Russian Embassy gate as mounds of items are placed there by protestors.
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A bathtub with the inscription "For you the unwashed one," an allusion to the famous poem Farewell, Unwashed Russia by the exiled 19th-century writer Mikhail Lermontov, who criticized the despotic nature of life in his homeland.
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Polish police stop traffic to allow a man carrying a microwave to cross the road. Protestors were encouraged to bring household goods to mock alleged thievery by Russian troops in Ukraine.
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An illustrated placard with the words "Come back with a washing machine," humorously alluding to alleged looting by Russian troops in Ukraine.
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Woman stand in silent protest while one of them holds a placard with the names of places that have suffered under Russian occupation or attack.
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Polish police stand in front of the Russian Embassy amid signs written in various languages by protesters voicing their opposition to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
