Russians march in memory of slain opposition leader

Thousands of Russians marched through Moscow on Sunday shouting slogans including “Russia will be free!’’ and “Putin is war!’’ to mark two years since opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was gunned down outside the Kremlin.

Nemtsov, a former Russian deputy prime minister, was a fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

His Feb. 27, 2015, death, in what appeared to be a contract killing, sparked an outpouring of anger and fear from Russia’s beleaguered opposition movement.

The protest in Moscow was the largest opposition gathering since a similar memorial march for Nemtsov last year.