Pro-Ukraine protest in Istanbul to mark the seventh month of Russian invasion of Ukraine war

Dozens of pro-Ukrainian demonstrators gathered in Turkey’s largest city Istanbul to mark seven months of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Saturday’s protest kicked off with the Ukrainian national anthem. Signs depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal were held by some attendees.

One read: “Its blood oil. Are you still buying Russian oil, gas, and coal?”

Among the demonstrators were Russian activists who came to Turkey months before the invasion. Russian demonstrators had white-blue-white flags, a symbol of Russian opposition to the war and the Kremlin.