In a rare display of dissent, Russians in the city of Orsk gathered in protest on Monday, demanding compensation in the aftermath of a dam collapse and subsequent flooding in the Orenburg region near the Kazakhstan border.
Protests are uncommon in Russia due to strict crackdowns on dissent following President Vladimir Putin's actions in Ukraine. Hundreds of people congregated in front of the administrative building in Orsk, chanting appeals for assistance and expressing their discontent.
