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Charles Maynes

Russians protested in dozens of cities against Putin's military draft

Police officers detain a man in Moscow on Saturday following calls to protest against the military draft announcement. (AFP via Getty Images)

MOSCOW — Russians again protested against President Vladimir Putin's decision to draft additional forces for his struggling military operation in Ukraine — holding scattered demonstrations in dozens of cities across Russia on Saturday despite threats of arrest and a heavy police presence.

As nightfall set, over 700 people had been detained nationwide, with the majority of arrests in Moscow and St. Petersburg, according to the human rights monitoring group OVD-INFO.

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