The video was posted to TikTok last week by Natasha (@natasharussia), who wrote: “Another day in Saint-Petersburg Russia.” So far, the post has garnered more than 2 million views and over 308,000 likes. It’s also received thousands of comments from worried TikTokers, one of whom compared the footage to Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games.

In the video, which is set to Rag’n’Bone Man’s “Human,” Natasha roams the streets of Saint Petersburg, some of which appear to be blocked off by Russian police. At several points throughout the clip, various citizens are also arrested.

Green ribbons can also be spotted at multiple points in the video. For example, one man can be seen holding a handful of them near the beginning of the clip. A few seconds later, Natasha shows viewers a green ribbon found tied to a handrail.

According to several commenters, these green ribbons are being used to show support for Ukraine.

“They can’t silence green ribbons,” wrote GrrFarm.

The video has not been independently verified by Newsweek.

Last week, TikTok halted all live streaming and the ability to post new content in Russia. The decision followed the passing of Russia’s “fake news” law, which criminalizes the distribution of information that “discredits the use of the Russian Armed Forces,” Newsweek reported.

With this in mind, Natasha took to the comments section of her post to say that she understands many viewers might want to know how she managed to post her now-viral video. However, she did not disclose that information.

“Okay, I guess now I’m gonna get comments about how am I able to post this if TikTok banned Russian creators?” she wrote. “[I]t’s not VPN…but yeah, it’s a long story I’m going to share after everything ends. So better don’t ask, help me to stay here.”

TikToker Erik Lorenz commented on Natasha’s most recent video yesterday to let her followers know that she had been banned from posting to the app until March 14, adding that she is “happy, healthy [and] safe.”

Many commenters told Natasha to “stay safe” and said they found her footage to be rather dystopian.

“Stay safe. I pray for Russians as well. Not all are for war. Just trying to survive,” wrote Mandi Joy.

“Sending my love. Be safe,” commented Tiffany Toland-Scott.

“When did they remake 1984?” asked Mark Jeanes.

Christine Nestor added: “This is giving me serious The Hunger Games capital police vibes.”

More than 12,000 people liked Nestor’s comment in agreement.

On March 13, OVD-Info, a human rights project that monitors arrests during protests, said that 14,853 anti-war protesters have been detained across 151 Russian cities since Russia invaded Ukraine last month, Newsweek reported.

One viral video posted on March 12 shows Russian police arresting a woman found holding a blank sign in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia’s sixth-largest city.

“Welcome to Russia in 2022,” tweeted Kevin Rothrock.

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