The statement said that Putin’s actions harm the future of Russia and its citizens. At the time of writing, the petition has been signed by at least 20 municipal deputies.

The Russian authorities are preparing for the defense of Crimea and general mobilization.  Enterprises are being warned that the exit from the peninsula will be closed to all those liable for military service.

Pro-Ukrainian sentiments are growing in Crimea, said the “head of administration” of Crimea Aksyonov.

The shelling of the Zaporozhye NPP by Russia continues, the reactors and the territory for storing spent fuel are under threat.  This was stated by the head of the IAEA Rafael Grossi.

A draft law on the right of citizens with three or more children to enter the mobilization reserve has been submitted to the State Duma.

A request to the State Duma of Russia to accuse President Vladimir Putin of high treason and demand that he be removed from office.  Petersburg deputies believe that the decision of the head of state to start the invasion of the Russian army on the territory of Ukraine harms the security of the country and its citizens.  On September 9, the deputies who signed the appeal were summoned to the police, and protocols were drawn up against them under the article on discrediting the Russian army.

On September 9, on the official website of the Moscow municipal district of Lomonosovsky, an appeal appeared to Putin demanding to resign.  The deputies said that a change of power is necessary for the country’s well-being, and note that after the second term of the president, “everything went wrong.”