Anti-war activist Pavel Mironov from Samara is in serious condition in Dresden. He previously headed the regional branch of PARNAS and was involved with the Solidarity movement and the Party of December 5. After the full-scale war began, he publicly opposed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and in the autumn of 2022 he left for Kazakhstan, where he helped the Ark project organize a shelter for Russians fleeing the country.
According to Vladimir Zalishchak, Mironov’s health sharply deteriorated about a year later. He developed kidney and liver failure and severe weakness. In 2024, Mironov moved to Germany on a humanitarian visa. Doctors put him on regular dialysis three times a week, which is sustaining his life.
The activist is now living in temporary refugee housing in Dresden. As Maxim Andreev said, the kitchen and washing machine are in the basement, which Mironov can no longer physically reach, and he is now taken to medical procedures by ambulance. Volunteers are helping him with groceries and cooked food.
In early October, Mironov received disability documents. This is expected to help him obtain compensation for care in a specialized facility, but the process is being delayed. The Boris Nemtsov Foundation agreed to pay for his first month in a suitable inpatient facility, and by November 5 the Freies Russland NRW channel had raised 5,397 euros for him, reportedly enough to cover about two months of private care.
Over the past year, Mironov has been hospitalized several times: first because of kidney problems, then liver complications, and on one occasion his heart stopped, after which he spent a month in cardiology.
“Three hospital departments treated him, but there is still no diagnosis,” Zalishchak said, describing the position of those close to Mironov. He added that doctors suspected amyloidosis in the summer, but that diagnosis was not confirmed a month later.
Activists also describe difficulties with German bureaucracy and say Mironov still has not been able to find a permanent family doctor, making coordinated treatment difficult. Anna Dulevskaya plans to collect his medical records and send them to Berlin’s Charite clinic for an independent opinion. Those assisting Mironov say possible poisoning cannot be ruled out, but there is still no documentary evidence to support that version.