“OVD-Info”: at least 54 people were detained in Russia at anti-war rallies on February 24
The security forces detained at least 54 people at protests against the war in Ukraine, held in Russia on February 24. It is reported by "OVD-Info". According to human rights activists, data on detentions came from 14 cities. 18 people were detained in St. Petersburg, 11 in Yekaterinburg, and seven in Moscow. Four people were detained in Nizhny Novgorod and Barnaul. “People ended up in police departments for picketing, laying flowers, and even writing in the snow,” the report says.