Titushkas, thuggish young men hired by pro-government forces to dispel protests in ways the police could not, were operating in vast numbers during Ukraine’s EuroMaidan Revolution. But nowadays, they are part and parcel of the repressive landscapes of Russia and Belarus.
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Yuri Krysin, the leader of paid pro-government thugs active during the EuroMaidan Revolution, is seen during a meeting of the Darnytsky District Court on March 26, 2018.
