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Protests have erupted around the world against the decision of Russian President Vladimir Putin to launch a deadly war. Yahoo News has compiled a selection of the most striking footage from all corners of the globe, including antiwar activism from within Russia.

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Protests have erupted around the world against the decision of President Putin to launch a deadly war.

Hundreds of people wearing blue and yellow face paint gathered in the capital of the Czech Republic to protest against the war.

Similar scenes have played out in many countries, including Poland, Germany, Turkey, Hungary, Japan, and the United States. In New York City, demonstrators unfurled a giant Ukrainian flag banner to show their support.

In Russia, more than 6,000 people have been arrested in antiwar protests against Putin since his military campaign in Ukraine began.

A group of seven Russian police officers surround a woman in a wool hat, two holding her left leg, and one her other leg, as other civilians stand in the background.
Police officers in Moscow on Feb. 24 detain a woman at a protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images)
A male demonstrator amid a sea of protesters holds a blue and gold placard saying in Russian,
Pro-Ukraine demonstrators hold Ukrainian flags and placards in Prague's Wenceslas Square on Feb. 24. (Michal Cizek/AFP via Getty Images)
A young woman in a mask, her face painted the colors of the Ukrainian flag, at a protest.
A woman with stripes of blue and yellow paint across her eyes protests in front of Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on Feb. 24. (Hannibal Hanschke/Getty Images)
Antiwar demonstrators gather in front of the White House, where the U.S. flag is flying.
A rally against Russia's invasion in Lafayette Park, near the White House, on Feb. 24. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
A banner printed with the image of Russian President, Vladimir Putin, is painted with fake blood.
A banner with a likeness of Russian President Vladimir Putin, spattered with fake blood, at a protest in front of the Russian Embassy in Mexico City on Feb. 24. (Daniel Cardenas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
A woman screams as two police officers grab her from behind.
Police officers detain a demonstrator at a protest in Moscow against Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24. (Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images)
Dozens of protesters line up on each side of a Ukrainian flag many feet long, with theater posters and advertisements of Times Square in the background.
Protesters in New York City's Times Square hold a banner in Ukraine's colors of blue and gold on Feb. 24. (Amir Hamja/Bloomberg via Getty /Images)
A girl holds a sign saying: Stop War in Ukraine.
In Tel Aviv, Israel, a girl holds a sign at a rally in support of Ukraine on Saturday. (Ronen Zvulun/Reuters)
Demonstrators light flares during an antiwar protest.
Demonstrators light flares at an antiwar protest in Poznan, Poland, on Saturday. (Piotr Skornicki/Agencja Wyborcza.pl via Reuters)
Police officers in black masks and black fur hats bodily remove a protester as demonstrators look on.
Police carry off an antiwar demonstrator in St. Petersburg on Feb. 24. (Sergei Mihailicenko/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
A protester in a white mask holds up a poster saying:
Protesters in a Tokyo business district on Saturday. (Kim Kyung-Hook/Reuters)
Police officers hold down two demonstrators in a building with classical Russian architecture.
Police officers detain a demonstrator at a protest in St. Petersburg on Feb. 24. (Sergei Mikhailichenko/AFP via Getty Images)
Protesters gather with blue and yellow flags and banners in Russian, one saying:
People in Poznan, Poland, at a protest on Saturday of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (Piotr Skornicki/Agencja Wyborcza.pl via Reuters)
Moscow police officers drag a demonstrator in a red jacket, as he struggles to resist.
Police officers detain a demonstrator in Moscow on Feb. 24. (Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images)
A woman tears up as she holds a roughly colored paper in the colors of the Ukrainian flag.
A Ukrainian woman living in Cyprus at a protest in Nicosia, Cyprus, on Saturday. (Petros Karadjias/AP Photo)

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