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Russian opposition activist Ildar Dadin killed fighting for Ukraine

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Ildar Dadin , a well-known Russian opposition activist who was fighting in Ukraine , has been killed in action.

Activist -turned-fighter was killed when soldiers from his volunteer battalion, the Freedom of Russia Legion , came under Russian artillery fire in the Kharkiv region of north-eastern Ukraine .

Dadin became known in Russia a decade ago for his persistence in staging peaceful protests.

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63

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informal

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English

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40

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likely offensive

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short-lived

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