The BBC hears from three people whose opposition to the war cost them their employment.
The whole process of ending her employment took just a couple of hours, and the atmosphere at her final meeting with her managers was cordial - they told Ms Dolinina they were sad to see her go, although she now wonders if that was just an attempt to avoid conflict.
Several days later, Ms Levadnaya, still abroad, heard from colleagues that the director of the medical centre had lambasted her anti-war comments during the morning conference in front of more than 100 of her colleagues. She received a video recording of the event. Her letter consisted of a single sentence, explaining simply that it would be "impossible to continue her work".
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