WorldcrunchDarya Kozyreva is one of the youngest political prisoners in Russia. On February 24, 2024, 18-year-old Daria Kozyreva placed a quote from her poem “Testament” on the monument to the Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko. This became the reason for initiating a criminal case for repeated “discrediting the army.” Kozyreva faces up to five years in prison.
At just 18-years-old, Daria Kozyreva sits in a pre-trial detention center. She is facing five years for “repeatedly discrediting the Russian army.” Here is her letter to all Russians, trying to convince people of good will to denounce the Kremlin regime.