Nearly 5,000 people detained after anti-war protests in Russia on Sunday | Visuals
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Almost 5,000 people were detained after anti-war protests across Russian cities on Sunday. More than 30 people reported being beaten at police stations after they were detained.
The police in Russia detained nearly 5,000 people for participating in anti-war protests in different cities on Sunday. According to NEXTA media organisation, more than 30 people detained at the protests reported being beaten up at police stations.
On Sunday, thousands of protesters chanted "No to war!" and "Shame on you!" as they took to the streets to agitate against their president Vladimir Putin's decision to invade Ukraine.
More than 4,300 people were detained at anti-war protests across Russia as President Vladimir Putin vowed to press ahead with his invasion of Ukraine unless Kyiv surrendered https://t.co/RAfO1FnqKD pic.twitter.com/y5CNSGTUYM
Earlier, Russia's interior ministry said that the police had detained around 3,500 people, including 1,700 in Moscow, 750 in St Petersburg and 1,061 in other cities. The interior ministry said 5,200 people had taken part in the protests.
The OVD-Info protest monitoring group said it had documented the detention of at least 4,366 people in 56 different cities.
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