“This is an unprecedented atrocity, for which there is no and cannot be any justification,” said nearly 200 officials from cities across Russia.

By Jessica Corbett.  Published 2-24-2022 by Common Dreams

“Russia, don’t touch Ukraine!!” Photo: Хуёвый Питер/Twitter

Critics of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s long-awaited invasion of Ukraine on Thursday joined open letters and took to Russia’s streets to protest the ongoing air and ground assault—resulting in more than 1,000 arrests.

The protests within and beyond Russia came as Moscow claimed Russian strikes took out at least “74 ground facilities of Ukraine’s military infrastructure.”

“Nothing good will come out of this,” a 36-year-old computer programmer, Dmitry, told The Moscow Times in the Russian capital. “We don’t need war, we need to be able to come to agreements.” Continue reading →