Over 800 Detained During Protests Across Russia Over Ukraine War

Russia-Ukraine War: Law enforcement in Moscow said Sunday evening they had detained around 300 people in the capital's centre for breaches of public order.

Russian police detained more than 800 people for protesting Moscow's "military operation" in Ukraine Sunday, as the conflict continues for a third week.

OVD-Info, which monitors arrests during protests, said police had detained 817 people during demonstrations in 37 cities in Russia.

An AFP journalist reporting from a protest in the capital Moscow witnessed at least a dozen arrests and said police were taking away anybody without press papers.

A young woman was shouting "peace to the world" as she was taken away by two policemen, the journalist said.