Protesters in Washington, D.C., have gathered at the Russian embassy to protest the country’s invasion of Ukraine early on Thursday morning.
The protesters gathered outside the Russian embassy after Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he is green lighting a “special military operation” in Ukraine early on Thursday morning local time, and said that “our confrontation with these [Ukrainian] forces is inevitable.”
Overnight pro-Ukraine protest held at the Embassy of Russia in Washington, DC. https://t.co/hE8ymcwk7q pic.twitter.com/98dkCp8l8k
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This announcement was followed by explosions heard across Ukraine, in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odessa, and more cities.
One of the protesters’ signs read, “Putin Burn in H-ll,” with another reading, “Never Again.”
Protesters also carried Ukrainian flags along with American flags.
The Ukrainian minister of foreign affairs said on early Thursday morning that Putin has launched a “full-scale invasion” of Ukraine.
