Episode description

There were unprecedented scenes at Alexei Navalny’s funeral in Moscow on Friday, as thousands turned out to pay their respects to the dead opposition leader.

But will there be consequences? And can people meaningfully protest in modern-day Russia?

We hear from one woman who’s previously been arrested for protesting against the war and why she won’t stop.

And Dan Storyev from the monitoring group OVD-info English discusses the challenges facing what’s left of democracy in Russia.

Today’s episode is presented by Lyse Doucet and Vitaly Shevchenko. Francis Scarr provided translation. The producers were Ivana Davidovic, Cordelia Hemming and Keiligh Baker. The technical producers were Sam Dickinson and Rohan Madison. The series producer is Tim Walklate. The senior news editor is Jonathan Aspinwall. Email Ukrainecast@bbc.co.uk with your questions and comments. You can also send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp, Signal or Telegram to +44 330 1239480

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