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Protests against Putin in 38 Russian cities: Police dragged and beat female protesters; More than 1,300 people in custody

  The Russia-Ukraine war has been going on for 7 months.  Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin on September 21 announced the deployment of 300,000 reserve troops in four regions of Ukraine.  After his announcement, demonstrations started across the country.  The police have detained thousands of people. According to reports, clashes broke out between police and protesters in some cities including Yekaterinburg.  The police had appealed to the people to maintain peace and return home.  After the protest intensified, the police pelted sticks on the people. Thousands of people took to the streets to protest and some videos of clashes with police have gone viral.  In this, the police can be seen beating up people.  According to reports, the police were seen brutally thrashing the protesting women.  In a video, some police officers were seen dragging a woman. In another video, thousands of people can be seen marching on the streets.  S...