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Over 1,000 Arrested in Antiwar Protests Across Russia
• https://news.antiwar.com by Dave DeCampAs Russian missiles rained down on Ukraine, thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in cities across Russia to protest their government's offensive on Thursday, and many were detained by police.
According to the Russian rights monitoring group OVD-Info, at least 1,758 people were detained at antiwar protests in 55 Russian cities. Of that number, 967 were arrested in Moscow, and 431 were detained in Saint Petersburg.
Look at the size of anti-war protestors in St Petersburg, Russia. Wow pic.twitter.com/dHg9Uwt9RQ
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