Ildar Dadin

Ildar Dadin
Ильдар Дадин
Dadin in 2017
Born(1982-04-14)14 April 1982
Died5 October 2024(2024-10-05) (aged 42)
Alma materNational University of Science and Technology MISiS
Military Service
Allegiance Ukraine
Branch
Service years2023–2024
ConflictsRussian invasion of Ukraine 
OccupationsActivist, dissident

Ildar Ildusovich Dadin (Russian: Ильда́р Ильду́сович Да́дин, Tatar: Илдар Илдус улы Дадин, 14 April 1982 – 5 October 2024) also known by his nom de guerre Gandhi (Ганди) was a Russian opposition activist, accused of violating rules of conducting public demonstrations and hence constantly receiving increased attention from the authorities. He is the first person to spend one year in a penal colony solely for his activism.

Dadin was killed by Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine, in Kharkiv, on 5 October 2024. He was 42.