“Boris Nemtsov was a fierce critic of Vladimir Putin.” Question answered in the first 15 seconds.

I'm Russian. Boris Nemtsov was a strong politician, he fought for democracy in our country. He was thinking about the people, he was gathering huge peaceful rallies. He wasn't afraid to go out and talk to random people. To explain to them why, what the TV is broadcasting is a lie, to explain where Putin is leading our country. He collected a million signatures of people to stop the war in Chechnya. He has always advocated friendship between Russia and Ukraine. In 2014, he was one of the organizers of the Peace March. His death is a tragedy for us for many generations. His colleague was Alexei Navalny. In 2013, he participated in the elections for the post of mayor of Moscow. In 2018, he launched his presidential campaign. The government, in collusion with corrupt courts, hung fabricated criminal cases on him in order to prevent him from going to the elections. And at the same time, he was assigned a team of assassins from the FSB, which pursued him for 3 years. In the summer of 2021, Navalny was poisoned with the Novichok chemical warfare agent. In Russia, of course, this was not recognized and the poisoning case was not initiated, there was no official investigation. How to initiate a criminal case in which you are to blame? That Navalny was poisoned by the FSB on Putin's orders, we learned thanks to the billingcat investigation and Navalny's team - FBK. He survived and after rehabilitation returned to his homeland to fight for the bright future of our country. He is the only politician who has enough ambition to oppose Putin. Upon arrival in Moscow, he was arrested and now he is sentenced to 9 years of imprisonment in a high-security prison on an absurd fabricated case. We went out to thousands of rallies all over the country. But he's still in custody. Right now it is in the hands of similar people who are ready to kill anyone on command from above. Please, all civilized countries, do not forget about Navalny. During the war, they can get rid of him under the guise, it will be a tragedy, both personal for everyone who supports him, and a tragedy for Russia. And this is dangerous for the world, because it will prolong Putin's rule and his aggression on the surrounding countries. There are only a few honest and strong politicians who are able to pull Russia out of dictatorship and barbarism. Putin is a criminal and a murderer. This man has never even participated in a political debate. For him, killing and jailing is the basis of competition. For many years he plundered our country, killed inconvenient people, launched repressions against his own people who want freedom and democracy. But now he has reached the apogee in his impunity - he gave the order to kill tens of thousands of Ukrainians and Russians in the war. He destroys cities and wreaks havoc, he plunges us under the hood, where it is even easier to deal with us, he threatens the world with nuclear weapons. He must be stopped. Another remarkable news. Putin today signed a decree awarding Ramzan Kadyrov the rank of Lieutenant General of the Russian Guard. A detachment of Chechens in Mariupol is led by Geremeev - also involved in the murder of Boris Nemtsov. In total, honest politicians and figures in Russia have either already been killed or are in prison. And criminals who kill people for the sake of retaining power - live and receive promotions. Thanks a lot to BBS, Insider and billingcat for this investigation! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Everyone should see it.

I miss Boris Nemtsov so much. I remember him young, together with his political allies, engaging us, school kids, in Russia’s political life. I wish he was alive now, speaking up, leading the protests against this freaking war. You’re not forgotten, Boris.

Now Alexei Navalny. 😔

I'm Ukrainian and I feel so sorry for Boris Nemtsov. He was truly a great man who could bring a bright future for Rusia, as well as a peaceful friendship with Ukraine.

I can’t understand how some people have this respect for putin and see him as an Alfa leader when he poisoned men and shot them in the back.

The bravery of these men and women, that stand up against very powerful evil, is amazing. Huge respect!

This is completely insane and the fact that Putin can sit in an interview with a straight face when asked about these assassinations or attempts to assassinate political opponents is astounding.😟

The city of Prague renamed the square where Russian Embassy is located to Square of Boris Nemtsov in 2020. The embassy reacted by changing its delivery address to another building. Now the Prague renamed the street where the delivery address is to "Ukrainian Heroes Street" and nearby bridge after Vitaliy Skakun who blew himself up to destroy a bridge in the Kherson region to block the progress of Russian troops.

You saw the passion with which Nemtsov spoke, no wonder Putin was afraid of him. Amazing how in today’s Russia you will never see someone who speaks out against Putin’s autocracy like this. Many Russians are afraid of Putin, Nemtsov was not.

One of these few people you would mourn with tears even if you didn't know them personally. So sad both for him and for what russia have become without him

*He seems like a great man. Once in a generation. He would have made a great President.*

Nemtsov was an amazing person. Not only people from Russia loved him, he was a friend of Ukraine as well. He could lead Russia to the success. And now Putin is leading Russia to the end. To the very end.

Funny how every single critic of putin ends up dead or in jail 🤔

I can't believe it till now. He is always here, living, strong, beautiful, we have no one like he, and it hurts so much. Thank you bbc

Nemtsov, Politkovskaya, Litvinienko, Berezovsky, Merkelov, Baburova, Magnitsky, Estemirova, Yushenkov, Shchekochikhin, Glushkov, Voronenkov…

Thank you for splitting the truth. I hope that many people all over the world learn what the general situation is like in Russia and how the government keeps oppressing the opposition

All you need to know about Putin is that he was prime minister in 1999, when there were several bombings of apartment buildings in Russian cities. More than 300 died. It is widely agreed upon that this was an inside job by FSB. Yeltsin was president, but suffered bad health. Putin took charge and started the second chechen war, they were blamed for the terror attacks. Putin became popular for the war, and on new year's eve, Yeltsin stepped down and passed the presidency to Putin. In my opinion, we must hold all western politicians who have held office in this time period to account for how they didn't stand up to the terrorist. Everyone was naïve (or corrupt), and let him do his thing. Even after those mass killings of his own citizens.

And now Navalny, has been murdered.

To those fighting against Putin and his heinous crimes, I stand with and support you. You are representing freedom, righteousness, and fighting for a better world, and because of that, YOU are who Putin fears most. Thank you. ❤️

I feel sorry for his mother being left alone without her son.

That image of Nemtsov's mother next to him laying in his coffin.. My god.. :( I can no longer bring myself to look at Vladolf when he's on screen, I have to look away because the mere sight of his beige, pinched ugly mug sends my rage through the stratosphere.

The foto of his mother, at his body... The look in her eye's realy say everything... I warned you, i miss you. So sad.

Mom knew. She had lived through Stalin's reign. She may have even known what happened to Trotsky.

Ah such a shame. A leader who may have offered hope, and it was snuffed out.

I still remember that tragic day, it was like we lost our hope, our future, our generation. It was the end the beautiful Future Russia, which even hadn't began. Most of friends, who were hesitating to leave, finally decided to do so, even if it was really hard to abandon ideals, we were going to. That day would be remembered as a beginning day of a totalitarian regime in Russia

I am Russian and im absolutely despise putin regime. He is a lier. Thank you for this video.

Excellent doc. Very well researched and extremely interesting

Пятилетняя я, смотря телевизор, думала, как же круто жить в России. Мне кажется, что все, кто всё ещё поддерживает Путина, находятся на том же уровне развития, что и я тогда

Светлая память Борису Немцову

Please also do a series on the apartment bombings which helped putin into power, raised his popularity and created a casus. belli for the second invasion of Chechnya. - "Gained the world but lost his soul." -

the speaker has nailed the pronunciation of russian names

What he was saying 8 years ago turned into reality. How sad people made a wrong choice. Russia could have been great country and live in peace for the last 8 years but...

Putin is evil. My condolences to every Russian of goodwill. This was a total tragedy. Now Russia has lost any goodwill or trust it had gained since 1991.

I hope to see it soon on BBC Russia. It should be wide-known. Thank you, dear journalists. We really miss Nemtsov.

Sad...Good people never seem to live long...so depressing

I left Russia 20 years ago because of this . But last 2 years I’m TERRIFYING of the same things start happening in America, Germane, Australia …DEMOCRACY under attack it’s not mirage

“Who killed him” … as if we don’t know who didn’t want him dead…

if Nemstov wasnt murdered and IF Navalny survives- what a team they would have made and what a different world we would be living in !!

Only Russians can change their destiny. In 1986, something similar happened in the Philippines. A prominent opponent of a dictator was assassinated as he returned from exile. That was Ninoy Aquino. He knew that if he return, it could be the end of him. But he was not deterred. He was ready to die for his country. His plane arrived in the Philippines and he was accompanied by journalists. As he walked down the stairs of the plane, he was shot and died. It was captured on live TV. That tragedy woke up the entire country and started the peaceful EDSA revolution. The entire major highway in the country was filled with people marching. It was called PEOPLE POWER. That unity among all the Filipino citizens to go out and march peacefully forced the dictator out of the country. Only the people have the power. Goodluck Russia.

I live in Russia now 🇷🇺 and many people in Russia respect Nemtsov . He could be a excellent Russian president. I hope they won't kill Navalniy. I adore BBC and British culture 🇬🇧! I thank you for your superb and useful work. Keep it up!

I've never heard of Nemstov before, but now that I do he heavily reminds me of Benigno Aquino Sr. from the Philippines. He was a Filipino senator who was also a vocal critic of a dictator named Marcos. He was jailed for years in a rotting cell. He was exiled to the US in the early 1980s, and when he wanted to return back to face the dictator, he was infamously shot in the head when he was going down the stairs of the plane he went on. Unlike Nemstov's death, Aquino's death triggered a non-violent revolution that toppled the dictator in 1986, something not discussed a lot these days.

Brilliant reporting. Thank you BBC, Bellingcat and Insider!

Thank you so much for this information!

The Light that Russia could have had. Darkness won for now.

All dictators go to hell. 😤😤

There is great humanity in Nemtsov's speeches.His death is a great loss to all democracy movement around the world.Especially among pro-democracy Cambodian......

We want more documentaries like these!

And then Russians tell they live in a free country.

Russia would be a different country if Yeltsin chose Nemcov instead of Putin. Russians would live a different life.

Please do Russian CC! People who don’t speak English fluently would still be very interested in watching this. They need to see independent investigations. Nemtsov was an exceptional politician, opposition leader and person. Up until this day our hearts bleed from his loss.

What a sad story about a man who could’ve brought peace and prosperity. Reminds me somewhat of Yitzhak Rabin who was close to bringing peace in the Middle East.

'putin vowed to bring the killers to justice" 😂😂👏👏 joke of the century! Like he is going to bring himself...😒🤦.

They will all pay the price. No one gets away with evil so easily.

Rest in peace legend 🥀Russians will always remember you 🙏✨

I love these documentaries BBC! Keep ‘em coming! From 🇨🇦

The guys who killed him smiling in the docks.. they know they'll be looked after.

Wow Russia would be so different with this man at the helm. It's sad he was assassinated in such a cold fashion

What a question!!!! The same who murdered Politouskaya,, Navalny, Skripal Litvinienko, and 200+++ more

Does anyone believe Kadyrov would kill without the permission of Putin?

I don't understand how one weasel can control millions of people like this, thank goodness I am canadian

Putin is an extremely jealous little man! 🤦‍♀️ I pray Navalny stays alive!

What courage these people show ...all prayers for them..

THIS IS WELL PUT!

The title should be "We all know who killed Nemtsov"

I wonder who ordered the murder... Who could it be? (Dark) jokes aside, amazing investigation. The truth needs to be told and known.

Now this is true journalism. Well done!

We all miss him. Russia would be an absolutely different country, if this didn’t happen…

Just goes to show how scared putin is when somone is given a voice

This whole invasion is totally sickening, Russia Is Already Big Enough, Russia Absolutely Does Not Need Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Latvia, Finland and Poland's Territory Too!

thank you for not forgetting

Wonderful graphic presentation.

He was good man, could have been a great president.

No legitimate government should deal with this horned devil!

So sad 😢

I remember that day well. Aquino even stated that he’d wear a bulletproof vest that, hence the ‘ headshot’. What a tragic ending.

"We should say Russia and Ukraine without Putin." Amen. Soon, you courageous patriot, soon. Wish you could have lived to see it, but I know it's coming.

Beautiful words, "prosperity will come to this country when a new generation comes to power".

Please let us all live in peace ☮️ it’s enough 😭.

Poor people. And us who ignore theirsuffering will pay the price. Evil grows

What could have been. The world could have been such a better place

8:42 So terrible that these things happened around my birth country, and even my birth city Novosibirsk was related to the surveillance before the assassination. I felt bad about the future of Russia because of the 2014 Crimea annexation, the conflict around Ukraine, the death of Nemtsov and because of the resurrection of ultraconservative ideas. I left Russia before the next assassinations and repressions against the opposition, before the insane 2022 invasion of Ukraine! The Russian army is inhumane and the Russian society is up to 80% mad, supporting Putin and Putin's agressions.

So messed up!! To live in fear all your life..

Excellent work on reporting

This is a hidden gem of a video. Really should garner more international attention

When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. Proverbs 29:2

Great work in using phone and travel records to connect movement, etc. ! No one is save from tracking now, and info like this should come out more often.

Even I know what it means to be totally KGB… I learned from my mother-in-law who escaped Stalin by running to the Americans towards the end of WW2 with her husband and my husband in her womb… So I’m wondering if they didn’t teach the new generations what it means to be KGB -because I was taught once KGB always KGB -there’s no going back… All of Russia, whether it’s good people or thugs employed as the police, must rise up and take to the streets… Only they can arrest Putin and hand him over for international war crimes… Putin will still be alive in a few years so if the Russian government wants to hold trials for Putin just like Panama did for Noriega.

The answer is always PUTIN

I just hope the Russian youth rise up and not become complacent. This world is sad and and there are too many evil people walking amongst us.

Indeed, a painful and a sad story

Awesome info-graphics.

If Boris still lives there will be no war in Ukraine now. Russia could have been a democratic country now. I am also amazed about the intelligence system of Russia just hope it is use in a good way. Russian could have been a great nation if Putin did not get into the picture.

I remember this, a van drove by and opened its door then someone just unloaded on him with a gun.

Wow... clear and detailed documentary.

This is so unfair and sad.

How sad, a normal modern and good person who could have uplifted his country gone just like that. I do not understand the mentality of these people endorsing Putin? Guess some just don want normality.

Russia don’t even realize what kind of a Leader they lost in Nemtsov 😔 may he rest in peace! A man with iron balls, huge heart and an enormous intellect

Who's here after the death of Alexei Navalny?

Brave and honorable people dies but the legacy instilled in the hearts, mind and soul of the people left behind will never be forgotten