Ildar Dadin was known for the peaceful anti-Putin protests that led to his imprisonment.
A well-known Russian opposition activist who fought on the side of Ukraine against Russian forces Ildar Dadin has died in battle, says the British broadcasting company BBC.
Dadin rose to prominence in Russia in the last decade when he started organizing the presidency Vladimir Putin peaceful demonstrations against The demonstrations were called off, but Dadin continued to organize them.
As a result, Russia enacted a law known as the Dadin Law, which made it a crime to hold repeated demonstrations despite prohibitions.
Dadin was sentenced to two and a half years in prison. He has told in public how he was tortured in prison.
During the war in Ukraine, Dadin joined several other Russian opposition activists on the side of Ukraine.
He often said that he felt guilty for not being able to overthrow Putin’s regime with demonstrations.
Dadin felt that fighting on the side of Ukraine against Russia and beating Russia would be a way to end Putin’s power.
Dadin’s death has been reported by those who fought with him.