“Hell is becoming a habit”: The story of Ekaterina and her children who were arrested in Russia for protesting against the war by laying flowers

In Russia, tensions are rising just a week after President Vladimir Putin ordered a military escalation over Ukraine, one of its neighboring countries.

And as if the panorama were not hostile enough, the tragedy is increasing now that the Russian police decided to take exclusive action on minors.

In the last week, the news has not stopped emerging around the war conflict, ranging from horror images, where it is observed how the Russian army uses all its military arsenal to attack Ukraine, to heartbreaking moments of families separated by the recent war.

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Why are children imprisoned in Russia?

In this scenario, thousands of people are repressed and imprisoned for going against the orders of the government in power. And now, this multitude of prisoners, without any discrimination, includes children.

This was revealed by one of the mothers of the affected children, Ekaterina Zaviziona Russian citizen who narrated her horror story on her personal Facebook account, describing that after watching the videos about the recent bombings in the city of Kharkov, Ukraine, she felt that she could not sit idly by.

Ekaterina and her friend Olga, accompanied by their children, attended a peaceful protest in Moscow. They brought flowers and hand-painted posters as a symbol of peace to the Ukrainian embassy in Russia, and what they received was a despotic attitude from the Russian security forces, who not only trampled on the offered roses and tulips, but were arrested along with to their children, according to information from El Mundo.

He said that he could not believe what he was seeing, because although he warned of the danger, he did not imagine that he would end up behind bars.

They handcuffed me in front of my children and dragged me out of a police van. It was surreal. I was not prepared for something like that, I had not even prepared my children for something like this to happen, ”she said after narrating that the little ones were desperate and screamed in fear. “It was hell

She explained what the terrible experience she lived with her two children was like, during 4 long hours in a police station. “I tried to reassure my children, telling them that we were together and safe”, but Ekaterina does not forget the threat from the police, who told her that they could report her if she “endangers her children”.

“Hell is becoming a habit,” said the young mother, describing the Russian police forces’ persecution of people protesting against the war.

How many are the children detained?

A total of 5 children are detained: Lisa and Gosha, 11; Matvey, nine; Sonya and David, seven years old, little ones who showed their fear of the situation they had to live through.

The protests began both in Ukraine and in the rest of the world, demanding an end to the war, including Russia itself, whose capital, Moscow, burns with strong demands from Russian citizens who disagree with the invasion of their neighbors.

So far, according to the Russian human rights group OVD-Info, there are more than 7,600 people detained as a result of the mobilizations. (I)

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