More than 5,000 arrested in Russia in protests against the war in Ukraine

During the four days of the military struggle initiated by the Kremlin in UkraineThe authorities Russian 5,250 people have been arrested for demonstrating against the war, as reported today by OVD-info, an organization specializing in monitoring arrests and defending detainees.

The organization, labeled in the country as “foreign agent”has been updating the figures for arrests of Russians who oppose the “special military operation” ordered on February 24 by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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OVD-info denounced today that in St. Petersburg the police carried out violent arrests, with at least three injured among the protesters.

A young man had his arm broken, a girl lost consciousness after being hit on the head and a man was thrown over a fence.

Russian police officers detain a protester during a demonstration against the Russian invasion of Ukraine in Saint Petersburg, Russia. (Photo: EFE/EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV). (ANATOLY MALTSEV/)

Russian police officers detain a protester during a demonstration against the entry of Russian troops into Ukraine in Saint Petersburg, Russia. (Photo: EFE/EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV). (ANATOLY MALTSEV/)

According to the organization, the police photograph and take fingerprints of the detainees and denied medical assistance to an older man.

A similar situation took place in Moscow, where police threatened detainees with insubordination charges if they refused fingerprinting.

OVD-info he also denounced abuses in the cities of Kazan, Novosibirsk and Nizhny Novgorod.

Demonstrators clash with police officers during an anti-war protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. (Photo: REUTERS/Anton Vaganov). (ANTON VAGANOV/)

People take part in a protest against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, after President Vladimir Putin authorized a massive military operation, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. (Photo: REUTERS/Anton Vaganov). (ANTON VAGANOV/)

Despite this, hundreds and thousands of russians They take to the streets to protest against the war.

As Efe was able to verify today, a group of nearly 500 young people paraded through the center of Moscow Screaming “Not to the war”, but without carrying banners or flags.

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Source: Elcomercio