Over 4,300 Russians have been arrested for anti-war protests

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Over 4,300 Russians have been arrested for anti-war protests

Russian Police have detained more than 4,300 people during nationwide protests against President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, according to an independent protest monitoring group.

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Thousands of protesters chanted “No to war!” and “Shame on you!”, according to videos of the events on Sunday posted on social media by opposition activists and bloggers.

Dozens of protesters in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg were shown being detained.

One protester there was shown being beaten on the ground by police in riot gear.

A mural in the city showing Mr Putin was defaced.

A Reuters report state that Russia’s interior ministry said earlier that police had detained about 3,500 people, including 1,700 in Moscow, 750 in St Petersburg and 1,061 in other cities.

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