Protest for invasion of Ukraine in various parts of Russia ... President Putin's knees, in St. Petersburg

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People participating in anti -war protests held in St. Petersburg.February 24, 2022.

Reuters/Anton Vaganov

On February 24, 2022 in St. Petersburg, the hometown of Vladimir Putin in Russia, a large -scale protest demonstration occurred, and people opposed the invasion of Ukraine.

The video posted on Twitter shows many people gathered in the corner of Russia's second city of St. Petersburg, showing the opposition to the invasion of Ukraine in Russia.

NEXTA, a media channel of Belarus on the social network "Telegram", posted a video of many people outside the building, which is believed to be from the Russian government, and the bus lined up on the streets adjacent to the protest. did.

The photos posted on Twitter by Eilish Hart, the news editor of the Russian news agency Meduza, showed a police officer lined up in the Palace Square in the city.

Russian authorities have warned that anti -war demonstrations on the street will be arrested.

The Russian Federal Investigation Committee warned citizens to avoid participating in unauthorized protests, "related to tense foreign political conditions."

At 10:00 pm on February 24 (local time), the media group OVD-INFO, which monitor protests, reported that more than 1400 people were detained in 51 cities, including Moscow.According to OVD-IIFO, at least 378 of them were detained in St. Petersburg.

Another video posted by NEXTA on Twitter shows the police detention of several demonstrations.

A police officer who detains demo participants in St. Petersburg.February 24, 2022.

Reuters/Anton Vaganov

Putin was born in Sanctopetellburg (formerly Leningrad) in 1952.

[Original sentence: Massive Protests Erupted in Putin's HomeTown of STS.PeterSburg as Russians Voice Opposition to War in Ukraine]

(Translation, edit: toshihiko inoue)

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