More than 1,300 Russians were detained in 40 cities during protests on Wednesday opposing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement of a partial call-up of the country’s military. Independent human rights organization OVD-Info published a list of the detainees that shows at least 537 of them arrested in Moscow, the country’s capital. Russian authorities detained an additional 479 demonstrators in St. Petersburg, with dozens more detained in cities like Yekaterinburg, Permian and Chelyabinsk, according to the group. Putin made the mobilization announcement in an address to the nation on Wednesday, with the Kremlin saying up to 300,000 soldiers could be drafted. “When the
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