From Spa Worker To Activist: How Life Of A Russian Changed Amid Ukraine War

Anastasia helps victims of repression by writing letters and sending parcels to prisons and works as a journalist for one of Russia's media outlets.

Two years ago, Anastasia was working for a spa in Moscow and "life was good".

Russia's offensive in Ukraine changed everything and turned her into an activist.

Aged 29, the blue-eyed brunette now helps victims of repression by writing letters and sending parcels to prisons, as well as working as a journalist for one of Russia's last independent media outlets.