‘He was very sad’: the moment a Belarusian dissident knew his time was up
The minute his plane was diverted, journalist Roman Protasevich tried to offload his luggage, but it was too late
24 May 2021 - 19:20
Ryanair Flight 4978 had already begun its descent into the Lithuanian capital when the pilot announced that the plane would be diverting to Minsk, capital of neighbouring Belarus.
There was no explanation...
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