A Nottinghamshire anti-war protester said she is "ashamed" of her country's invasion of Ukraine and described her feelings of guilt about what is going on.
Irina Holliday, a paid media account director who left Russia in 2010, is now calling Putin a "monster and murderer" for initiating military action that has that torn families apart and created fear in Eastern Europe.
The devastated 35-year-old, who now lives in Gedling, said she would probably be in jail if she was still living in Russia.