https://u.vasily-drov.workers.dev/ News and updates from Russian America for Democracy in Russia (RADR). en Sun, 20 Sep 2026 03:52:39 GMT https://u.vasily-drov.workers.dev/post/help-artem-in-his-fight-for-freedom https://u.vasily-drov.workers.dev/post/help-artem-in-his-fight-for-freedom 2026-05-21 Artem Vovchenko escaped Putin's dictatorship for the second time. A former Russian serviceman who refused to fight in Ukraine, he was deported back to Russia — and arrested at the Moscow airport. He is now safe, and needs $12,000 to rebuild his life. https://u.vasily-drov.workers.dev/post/help-vladislav-krasnov-get-out-of-detention https://u.vasily-drov.workers.dev/post/help-vladislav-krasnov-get-out-of-detention 2026-04-05 Thanks to your support, the impossible has already been achieved: in the final hours before departure, Vlad Krasnov's deportation was stopped. He is now in immigration detention in California — $7,000 is needed to file a new motion for his release. https://u.vasily-drov.workers.dev/post/2025-results https://u.vasily-drov.workers.dev/post/2025-results 2026-01-12 2025 was a year of trials and a year of strength. We have published the full summary of our work for the year — a story about people, about solidarity, and about how real resistance is born from thousands of small actions. https://u.vasily-drov.workers.dev/post/detention-project-success-stories https://u.vasily-drov.workers.dev/post/detention-project-success-stories 2025-08-10 🎉 Petroslav has been granted asylum in the U.S.! His victory was only possible because we came together — translating documents, raising funds, offering support inside detention. https://u.vasily-drov.workers.dev/post/half-year-update-what-we-ve-achieved-together https://u.vasily-drov.workers.dev/post/half-year-update-what-we-ve-achieved-together 2025-08-10 Over the six months of the RADR project 'Direct Aid to Isolated, Little-Known Russian Political Prisoners and Abducted Ukrainians,' we have accomplished more together than we ever imagined. We are not just the project team — we are a community.