On Sunday, 2,636 protesters were detained in 51 Russian cities for protesting President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. The outpouring of Russian civilians denouncing their government’s war on the neighboring nation has been ongoing since Feb. 24. During the Feb. 27 round-up, police detained 1,223 dissidents in Moscow and at least 976 in St. Petersburg, according to the independent human rights organization OVD-Info. Since Feb. 24, over 5,949 Russian civilians have been arrested for demonstrating against the invasion of Ukraine. Local activist Marina Litvinoich delivered a passionate speech on Facebook on the evening of Feb. 24, calling upon her fellow Russian citizens to unite in protest. “I know that right now many of you feel desperation, helplessness, shame over Vladimir Putin’s attack on the friendly nation of Ukraine … We, the Russian people, are against the war Putin has unleashed. We don’t support this war, it is being waged not …