Four demonstrators in Tel Aviv were arrested in protest of the Russian invasion of Ukraine for spray painting the walls with graffiti on the Russian embassy on Thursday.
Some protesters were reportedly burning their own Russian passports, which can be seen below:
Near the Russian consulate in Tel Aviv, #Russian citizens burn their passports in support of #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/IMNEDNGfic
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) February 24, 2022
This comes after hundreds of demonstrators, most of them of Ukrainian descent, protested in front of the Russian embassy.
Demonstrators are shouting insults at Putin and holding Ukrainian flags. "Putin is a murderer, he is violent and dangerous," were among chants.
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Demonstrations also took place at Zion Square in Jerusalem.
Additionally, about 400 people have protested in front of the Russian consulate in Haifa the same day, according to Army Radio.
גם בחיפה - כ-400 בני אדם מפגינים מול הקונסוליה הרוסית pic.twitter.com/tWw0Iup95y
— גלצ (@GLZRadio) February 24, 2022
Overseas, protests took place in Russia on the same day, with police reportedly arresting over 1,000 people. These protests reportedly took place across 40 different Russian cities.
Protests also occurred in several major US cities, including a demonstration outside the Russian embassy in Washington.