A Russian opposition politician has shared heartbreaking photos of children detained in the back of a police van after taking part in anti-war protests.

Although the Kremlin has no tolerance for dissent, protesters opposed Moscow and took to the streets against the president. Vladimir Putinis an illegal war in Ukrainerisking imprisonment and even accusations of treason.

Nearly 7,000 people have so far been detained by Russian police in about 50 cities, according to OVD-Info, an organization that monitors protests in the country.

According to photos shared on Tuesday by opposition politician Ilya Yashin, the children are among those abducted by officials.

The photos show at least three children – no older than elementary school – sitting in the back of what is reportedly a Moscow police van holding flowers and banners. A reporter said they went to lay flowers at the Ukrainian embassy in the city.

A girl is shown holding a sign reading “No War” in Russian. Small Russian and Ukrainian flags are painted around the words. On the right, the two flags are drawn, followed by a small pink heart that says “Russia plus Ukraine is equal to love.”

Russian opposition politician shares heartbreaking photos of children (pictured) detained in the back of a police van after participating in anti-war protests

The girl is shown sitting in a chair in the back of a police van with an empty expression, with two children sitting on either side of her, who also look calm despite the circumstances.

A girl on the left is shown with a pink jacket and gloves with a bouquet of flowers and another banner, while a boy on the left has his backpack at his feet.

Another photo shows the girl in the pink jacket facing metal rods holding them in the van. Her face looks red, as if she were crying.

Behind her are the other children, as well as what looks like at least two Russian police officers in black uniforms.

Officers in the same uniforms were seen in Russian cities smashing protesters and gathering them in vans.

A third photo, which again shows the girl in the pink jacket, suggests that the children were taken to a police station. He is seen sitting in a chair next to a desk, where a woman in a police uniform and mask is working on a computer.

The “no war” banners they held were placed on the desk behind the girl, as was one of her flowers. It seems dark outside.

Ilya Yashin is a former politician who was barred from running for office in 2021 because he called himself an “extremist” for his support of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

According to photos shared on Tuesday by opposition politician Ilya Yashin, the children are among those abducted by officials. The photos show at least three children – no older than primary school – sitting in the back of what is reportedly a Moscow police van holding flowers and banners.

People gather to organize an anti-war protest in St. Petersburg, Russia on March 1, 2022.

Police detained a protester during a protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine in central St. Petersburg on March 1, 2022.

He posted the photos on social media on Tuesday night, writing on Facebook: “Nothing unusual: just children in wheelchairs behind an anti-war poster. This is Putin’s Russia, people. You live here.

He went on to predict that the Kremlin’s “propaganda machine” would accuse the children’s parents of telling people not to involve their children in politics.

But Yashin said it didn’t matter. “Many generations in our country (learn) from school that the worst thing is war, and the main value is a peaceful sky above your head,” he wrote.

He remembers his time at school, saying that he and his classmates would paint anti-war posters. “And that’s good!” he added. “Children against war is damn normal!”

The photos were taken and shared by reporters. One said the children were taken by their mothers to lay flowers at the Ukrainian embassy in Moscow.

However, the women – along with their children – were arrested and thrown into a police van, the reporter said, adding that they would all be detained by police overnight.

The journalist claims that a fourth child has been detained, who is not depicted in the photos.

Police in St. Petersburg, meanwhile, smashed anti-war demonstrations Tuesday during another night of protests.

Police arrested 1,700 protesters in 46 Russian cities on Sunday alone, OVD-Info reported. Photos from Moscow and St. Petersburg show a police officer grabbing protesters and transporting them to police vans.

Nearly 7,000 people have been detained in anti-war protests in Russia since Thursday

Pictured: Protester abducted by members of Omon’s paramilitary groups during a demonstration in Moscow on Sunday

Fearful Russian thugs from Omon’s paramilitary leaders have been spotted in the streets to destroy any opposition to Putin‘s invasion of Ukraine.

Astronauts with helmets in camouflage riot gear have been spotted regularly dragging protesters.

Protests against the invasion began in Russia on Thursday and have continued every day since, although Omon and police have been moving quickly to quell the rallies.

The Kremlin has tried to downplay the protests, insisting that a much wider proportion of Russians support the attack on Ukraine.

But younger, technology-savvy Russians with access to independent media have expressed opposition to the Kremlin’s invasion, risking imprisonment and even accusations of treason.

On Tuesday, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken called on the UN’s highest human rights body to hold Russia accountable for its invasion of Ukraine.

The senior US diplomat also cited Russia in recorded notes provided to the country’s Human Rights Council on repression in the country, citing reports that thousands of protesters in Russia who opposed the invasion had been detained.

Blinken called on the council on Tuesday to send a message that Russian President Vladimir Putin must unconditionally stop the “unprovoked attack” and withdraw his forces from Ukraine.

“We must strongly and unequivocally condemn Russia’s attempt to overthrow a democratically elected government and gross violations of human rights and international humanitarian law, and we must take steps to hold the perpetrators accountable,” he said.

The midterm elections began Tuesday in Texas, full of bitter and costly primaries that will determine control of Congress and the offices of governors.

Compared to the frequency of the presidential primaries, the mid-term calendar is much more scattered. It’s been running for over six months, with the next group of competitions scheduled for May, including the key states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia.

Some states don’t hold primaries until September, including New Hampshire, which has a fierce Senate race.

Almost only once in the past decade has Texas held a primary in early March, including during presidential election years. This year’s primary date on Tuesday was tied to the redistricting plan that was approved last year by the Legislature.

Here are some other dates:

May 3: Ohio

The swing state, twice led by former President Donald J. Trump, of Ohio is in a crowded GOP Senate primary to replace Republican Senator Rob Portman, who is resigning.

May 17: Pennsylvania and North Carolina

In Pennsylvania, the race for a vacant Senate seat could play a key role in determining whether Democrats retain control of the House. The region of the Republican Party is headed by the famous physician Dr. Mehmet Oz.

In North Carolina, the impending resignation of Republican Senator Richard Burr has caused a stir among candidates.

May 24: Georgia

Georgia, which helped Democrats flip the Senate in 2021 and brought victory to Joseph R. Biden Jr. in 2020, is hosting important contests for governor and the Senate. Stacey Abrams, a Democrat running for governor, is back. The race of the Secretary of State is also noteworthy.

June 14: Nevada

The last time Catherine Cortez Masto, the first Hispanic senator, was on the ballot, outside groups flooded Nevada with more than $90 million. Now she is ready for re-election.

Adam Laxalt, a former Nevada Attorney General who unsuccessfully ran for governor in 2018, must enter the GOP primary to challenge it.

August 2: Arizona and Michigan

Arizona has been one of the top prizes this year, with an open seat for governor and a fierce race in the Senate. The Senate seat is held by Mark Kelly, a Democrat who won the 2020 special election to fill the seat once held by John McCain.

In Michigan, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat and the center of conservative ire over pandemic restrictions, is running for re-election. In addition to picking a gubernatorial candidate, Republicans have struggled with internal tensions and the influence of Mr. Trump, who has provided support in the race for the House of Representatives.

Both states also have noteworthy racial secretaries of state.

August 9: Wisconsin

Wisconsin has bipartisan potential as the gubernatorial and Senate contests attract many candidates.

Sen. Ron Johnson, a Republican whose approval ratings have plummeted due to an onslaught of television ads criticizing him for questioning Mr. Biden’s election results, is a top Democratic target. Republicans are focused on taking the place of Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat.

September 13: New Hampshire

The winner of the GOP Senate primary will have less than two months to organize a general election campaign against Senator Maggie Hassan, a Democrat who is seen as vulnerable.

Russian soldiers participating in invasion of Ukraine are in “complete disarray”, according to voice recordings received from a British intelligence company.

The intercepted radio reports show that the troops refuse to carry out the orders of the Central Command to shell Ukrainian cities and complain about the exhaustion of food and fuel supplies.

The recordings are among about 24 hours of material obtained by intelligence firm ShadowBreak since the invasion of Ukraine began last week.

In one of the wiretapped conversations, listened to by The Telegrapha soldier reportedly sounded crying.

In another, a soldier is heard losing his temper when he asks when food or fuel will arrive. He says: “We have been here for three days! When the hell will he be ready?

Russian troops involved in the invasion of Ukraine are in “complete disarray,” according to voice recordings obtained by a British intelligence company. Above: Images of captured Russian troops

A third message reveals a tense exchange in which the same soldier must remind a colleague at the command center that he cannot use artillery in an area until civilians – who are labeled “goods” – leave.

ShadowBreak founder Samuel Cardillo, 26, told The Telegraph that the messages were sent by amateurs listening to antennas.

He said: “What we have found is that Russian operatives are working in complete disarray.

“They have no idea where they are going and how to really communicate with each other properly.”

He added: “There were times when we heard them [Russian soldiers] crying during battle, a period in which they insulted each other – obviously not a sign of great morality.

Mr Cardillo said some of the reports were also “evidence of war crimes” because they revealed an order to launch rockets into urban areas.

Other videos allegedly show Russian soldiers retreating to Russia after being disappointed, while a text message sent by a soldier to his mother said: “The only thing I want right now is to commit suicide. “

The intercepted radio reports show that the troops refuse to carry out the orders of the Central Command to shell Ukrainian cities and complain about the exhaustion of food and fuel supplies. Above: Another captured Russian soldier

The body of an unmarked soldier claimed by the Ukrainian military to be a Russian serviceman killed in fighting in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine

As an additional sign that morale may be bad, said a senior US defense official New York Times on Tuesday that some troops “deliberately drilled holes” in the petrol tanks of their vehicles in hopes of avoiding a battle.

Some of the Russian military also still uses analog two-way walkie-talkies, making them more vulnerable to interception.

It is also alleged that Ukrainian forces had no problem blocking Russian communications and interrupting them with the sound of their national anthem.

Another recording obtained from ShadowBreak is said to reveal a soldier in tears begging with his command: “It’s slow, it’s slow”.

It is also said that reports indicate that the soldiers were told they would encounter little resistance when entering Ukraine.

Instead, Ukrainian forces are now on the ninth day of resistance to the Russian attack, and numerous videos reveal civilians confronting invading troops and convoys.

Two Russian soldiers, believed to be Rafik Rakhmankulov, 19 (left) and Mgomd Mgomdov, 26, from Kizilyurt (right), who were captured by Ukrainian forces in the east of the country.

The new recordings come after Ukraine on Monday demonstrated captured Russian soldiers in dozens of online videos.

Footage posted online shows tied “demoralized and exhausted” Russian prisoners of war captured after failing to break through Ukrainian defenses in Kyiv and Kharkiv over the weekend.

Several of the videos were published on the Telegram channel, set up on Saturday by Ukraine’s Interior Ministry as Find Your Own.

Many Russian troops say they believe they are conducting exercises in the border areas and did not know they were sent to invade Ukraine.

Meanwhile, Russia’s Defense Ministry has admitted for the first time that it has suffered losses in the conflict after several bodies of Kremlin servicemen appeared.

A spokesman for the ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov, did not give details of Russia’s deaths or injuries, but said on Sunday that his country’s losses were “many times” lower than those of Ukraine.

Meanwhile, Ukraine’s defense ministry has put the total death toll at 5,300, although that number cannot be verified independently, and the death toll from Europe’s biggest land conflict since World War II remains unclear amid confusion.

Ukraine has accused Russia of carrying out cluster and vacuum bomb attacks as part of a horrific offensive, with the country’s president claiming Vladimir Putin’s actions constitute war crimes.

But what are vacuum bombs, how do they work, and what happens to innocent civilians caught behind them?

Vacuum bombs – also known as thermobaric weapons – are among the most powerful non-nuclear weapons ever developed and banned by the Geneva Conventions.

The powerful explosive weapons that use the atmosphere itself as part of the explosion are capable of evaporating bodies, crushing internal organs and turning cities into rubble, causing a huge loss of life.

There is no official confirmation that vacuum bombs were used in the conflict in Ukraine, but footage from the country shows thermobaric missile launchers of Russian TOS-1 vehicles.

Ukraine’s ambassador to the Us accused Putin’s forces of using a banned thermobaric bomb over the capital Kiev overnight.

Footage has also emerged of the use of cluster bombs, which are banned by an international treaty called the Cluster Munitions Convention (CCM).

Cluster bombs, a type of explosive weapon that disperses “bombs” in an area. The Russians are now using banned cluster munitions against civilian areas in Kharkiv, experts and activists have warned.

Cluster munitions were also supposed to destroy a school in Ohtirka, activist group Amnesty reported, in which three people, including a child, were killed.

Thermobaric explosives apply the principles underlying random explosions of unlimited clouds of steam, just like those that tormented British flour mills in the 19th century. Initially, the weapon releases an aerosol consisting of very fine particles, such as metal, flammable powders or chemical droplets. A source of ignition then ignites the particle cloud and their rapid combustion causes an explosion and vacuum in the surrounding area

Ukraine has accused the Russians of carrying out cluster and vacuum bomb attacks as part of a horrific offensive, with the country’s president claiming Vladimir Putin’s actions constitute war crimes

The science behind vacuum bombs

Thermobaric weapons – also known as vacuum bombs – are a high-powered explosive that uses the atmosphere itself as part of the explosion. They are among the most powerful non-nuclear weapons ever developed.

The bomb works by using oxygen from the surrounding air to generate a high temperature explosion, making it much more lethal than a conventional weapon.

A thermobaric bomb dropped by the Us on the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2017 weighed 21,600 pounds and left a crater more than 300 meters (1,000 feet) wide after it exploded six feet above the ground.

Thermobaric weapons were developed by both the US and the Soviet Union in the 1960s. In September 2007, Russia detonated the largest thermobaric weapon ever made, creating an explosion equivalent to 39.9 tons.

Last week, it emerged that Russia could use the weapons if their attack in Ukraine fades. One Western official said: “I’m afraid if they don’t meet their schedule and targets, they will be indiscriminate in their use of violence.

“They do not adhere to the same principles of necessity, proportionality and the rule of law that Western powers do.”

Thermobaric weapons were developed by both the US and the Soviet Union in the 1960s.

In September 2007, Russia detonated the largest thermobaric weapon ever made, creating an explosion equivalent to 39.9 tons.

The American version of the weapon is reportedly worth more than $16 million each.

A vacuum bomb or thermobaric weapon sucks oxygen out of the surrounding air to generate a high-temperature explosion, usually producing an explosive wave of significantly longer duration than that of a conventional explosive and capable of evaporating human bodies.

The bomb works by using oxygen from the surrounding air to generate a high temperature explosion, making it much more lethal than a conventional weapon.

Thermobaric explosives apply the principles underlying random explosions of unlimited clouds of steam, just like those that tormented British flour mills in the 19th century.

Initially, the weapon releases an aerosol consisting of very fine particles, such as metal, flammable powders or chemical droplets.

According to the Journal of Military and Veterans’ Health, this cloud flows around objects and in cavities and structures and can penetrate small openings, such as openings in buildings, bunkers and engine compartments of armored vehicles.

Then a source of ignition ignites the cloud of particles, and their rapid burning causes an explosion and vacuum in the vicinity.

Russia is reportedly already using a thermobaric missile system called the TOS-1 Buratino, also called a flamethrower.

Oksana Markarova, Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States, told reporters after a meeting with members of the U.S. Congress that Russia had used a vacuum bomb.

A thermobaric bomb dropped by the US on the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2017 weighed 21,600 pounds and left a crater more than 300 meters (1,000 feet) wide after it exploded six feet above the ground

A thermobaric bomb explodes during the 2016 Caucasus strategic exercises at The Opook Polygon in Russia’s Southern Military District

Thermobaric weapons were developed by both the US and the Soviet Union in the 1960s. Here, an explosion of a thermobaric bomb during the 2016 Caucasus strategic exercises at The Opook Polygon in Russia’s Southern Military District

Thermobaric explosives apply the principles underlying random explosions of unlimited clouds of steam, just like those that tormented British flour mills in the 19th century. Pictured is a heavy ground-to-ground missile system with thermobaric weapons in an undisclosed location

“Today they used the vacuum bomb,” Markarova said after a meeting with lawmakers. “The devastation Russia is trying to inflict on Ukraine is great.”

There has been no official confirmation that thermobaric weapons were used in the conflict in Ukraine, although CNN reported that one of his teams spotted a Russian thermobaric missile system near the Ukrainian border.

Russia is reportedly already using a thermobaric missile system called the TOS-1 Buratino, also called a flamethrower.

A thermobaric bomb dropped by the Us on the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2017 weighed 21,600 pounds and left a crater more than 300 meters (1,000 feet) wide after it exploded six feet above the ground.

The TOS-1 Buratino jet liner, pictured here in June 2020 during moscow’s Victory Day military parade, is believed to have been deployed in Ukraine

On September 11, 2007, Russia announced to the world that it had successfully tested the world’s most powerful non-nuclear bomb. FOAB, according to RT, is a thermobaric bomb

What do vacuum bombs do to the human body?

According to the Journal of Military and Veterans’ Health, vacuum bombs affect organs where there is a tissue interface of varying density, such as the lungs, intestines and inner ear.

“It primarily affects the pulmonary, cardiovascular, auditory, gastrointestinal and central nervous systems,” it says.

“General treatment is based on the respiratory tract; assessment of breathing and circulation in conjunction with oxygen therapy. Prophylactic antibiotics and tetanus vaccine should be considered.

With regard to the pulmonary system, when the blast wave strikes, the wave of stress causes damage, especially in the lobes, along the ribs on the side of the blast, mediastinum and alveoli, and can tear the more rigid bronchiols.

Alveoli, if burst, release fluid into the lungs, which can lead to complete filling or “shock lung” or “blasted lung”.

The cardiovascular system can be affected by an air embolism in the heart or coronary arteries or by diffuse myocardial damage – muscle tissue of the heart.

As for hearing impairment, the eardrum is torn, with mild hearing loss. In more severe cases, the membrane can break down and the bones (three bones in the middle ear) displace, which requires surgical intervention.

In the worst cases, the inner ear is damaged, causing “sensory-neural” deafness and debilitating pain, nausea and balance problems.

Източник: Journal of Military and Veterans’ Health

General Sir Richard Barrons, former head of the UK Joint Forces Command, said on Sunday it remained unclear whether Putin would order his troops to use the weapons.

He added that the consequences would be devastating.

“The release of thermobaric weapons and the mass concentrated use of heavy artillery will cause the indiscriminate, unnecessary and unjustified slaughter of tens of thousands of innocent people,” he told the Mail on Sunday.

‘The thing we never knew – and no one knows – is the intent behind it because no one understands what’s in Putin’s mind.

Vacuum bombs can have devastating effects for anyone nearby when they are detonated.

Those on the periphery are likely to experience many internal, invisible injuries, including crushed organs, severe concussions and possibly blindness.

According to the Journal of Military and Veterans’ Health, they affect organs where there is a tissue interface of varying density, such as the lungs, intestines and inner ear.

“It primarily affects the pulmonary, cardiovascular, auditory, gastrointestinal and central nervous systems,” it says.

“General treatment is based on the respiratory tract; assessment of breathing and circulation in conjunction with oxygen therapy. Prophylactic antibiotics and tetanus vaccine should be considered.

With regard to the pulmonary system, when the blast wave strikes, the wave of stress causes damage, especially in the lobes, along the ribs on the side of the blast, mediastinum and alveoli, and can tear the more rigid bronchiols.

Alveoli, if burst, release fluid into the lungs, which can lead to complete filling or “shock lung” or “blasted lung”.

The cardiovascular system can be affected by an air embolism in the heart or coronary arteries or by diffuse myocardial damage – muscle tissue of the heart.

As for hearing impairment, the eardrum is torn, with mild hearing loss. In more severe cases, the membrane can break down and the bones (three bones in the middle ear) displace, which requires surgical intervention.

In the worst cases, the inner ear is damaged, causing “sensory-neural” deafness and debilitating pain, nausea and balance problems.