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VOA Russian: Activists mark 10 years since Nemtsov assassination 


A man bows after leaving flowers at a monument to the victims of political repression in memory of late opposition leader Boris Nemtsov in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on the 10th anniversary of Nemtsov's assassination, Feb. 27, 2025.
A man bows after leaving flowers at a monument to the victims of political repression in memory of late opposition leader Boris Nemtsov in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on the 10th anniversary of Nemtsov's assassination, Feb. 27, 2025.

As Russian activists mark the 10th anniversary of the assassination of anti-Putin opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, his closest associates recount to VOA Russian their memories of that day in February 2015. Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Tefft, who knew Nemtsov personally, notes that those who ordered the murder have not been found 10 years later. Nemtsov's friends tell VOA Russian about their confidence that the order came direct from the Kremlin.

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