Plan to build church for war dead in city park sparks rare protest in Russia


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  • Tuesday, 16 Dec 2025

LONDON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Plans to build a church in honour of Russia's war dead in a riverside park in the southern city of Krasnodar have sparked a rare protest by local people, who publicly appealed to President Vladimir Putin to prevent it from going ahead.

Video posted online showed a resident reading the appeal to a large crowd, who chanted their approval.

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