More than 700 detainees are under way in 40 Russian cities against war in Ukraine

OVD-Info, the independent Russian media project for human rights aimed at fighting political persecution, has long documented the crackdown on power against opposition in Russia.

Protests began after Russia launched military operations to invade Ukraine.

Russia fired missiles into many cities of Ukraine, including the capital, Kiev, targeting air defence facilities and military infrastructure shortly before dawn Thursday, as it landed soldiers on the country's southern coast. The attack began shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on television what he described as a <x0 military suboperation”, which Ukrainians say is a full-scale invasion of their country, the second largest in Europe.