Have there been any russian opposition/intelligentsia in exile protests against russian terror in Ukraine since February 2022?

honestly you're right that most of the coverage lumped them in with the general protests but there were definitely standalone russian-language actions. the big one i remember was at the russian embassy on Unter den Linden in early march 2022, maybe around the 6th or 7th? it was mostly russian speakers, lots of white-blue-white flags instead of the traditional tricolor, and the vibe was very much "not in our name" rather than generic peace stuff.

another smaller one happened at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe a few weeks later, organized by the Free Russia Forum people. they had speakers who were exiles, some from the art scene and some former journalists. it wasn't huge maybe 200-300 people but it was definitely russian-led and the signs were in russian only.

if you want to dig deeper try searching "Freies Russland Berlin" or "Russen gegen Krieg Berlin" on facebook or telegram. a lot of the organizing happened in closed groups that google won't index well. the mainstream german press barely covered them because they were small and language-specific.

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Yeah, there definitely were some specifically Russian-led protests here. I remember a few being held at the Brandenburg Gate and near the Russian embassy, with people carrying signs in Russian and a strong focus on anti-Putin sentiment, not just general anti-war stuff.

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tbh the big rallies were easy to find but the russian-only ones were way smaller and harder to spot in the news. try looking up "russischer opposition Berlin" on instagram or check the free russia foundation's event pages, they had a few gatherings at the soviet war

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if u actually want to prep, look at ur district's Katastrophenschutz page, not the citywide stuff. Mitte and Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg run their own Ehrenamt units and some Bezirke offer free Erste Hilfe + Notfallvorsorge courses a couple times a year, usually announced through the Bezirksamt newsletter. i did one in Neukölln, two evenings, they hand u a checklist for a Notgepäck and tell u where ur nearest Sammelplatz is. that last bit matters more than any threat level number, because if something happens u want to know which direction to walk, not read a Verfassungsschutzbericht

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A lot of the "measures" you read about are things you'd never clock as security unless you're looking. plainclothes Beamte at Bahnhof Zoo and along the U8 corridor, video surveillance expansion that the Polizei quietly funds through the Landesprogramm, and the Kontaktbereichsbeamte who actually walk their Kiez and know the regulars. That last one matters more than people think, the KOB is often the first to hear about something off.

For staying informed i'd add two things the others missed. the Berlin Senat has a citizen info hotline (030 90120) that gives real updates during incidents, and your Bezirksamt often posts localized notices that never make the Polizei feed. Also check whether your building has a Hausordnung with evacuation info, because in a real incident the building is your first problem, not the city.

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honestly for everyday life the threat stuff barely changes anything, but one thing people overlook is the BVG & S-Bahn. there's a reason you see more Bundespolizei at Ostbahnhof & Gesundbrunnen rather than the tourist spots, since rail hubs are the actual soft target. if u want a practical habit, know where the emergency exits are at big stations & don't leave bags unattended, they announce that every few min for a reason.

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