Mar 15, 2014
Termed the "March of Peace," the rally comes a day before the Crimean peninsula is slated to hold a referendum on switching to Russian rule.
Many in the crowd held Ukrainian and Russian flags and chanted "The occupation of Crimea is Russia's disgrace" and "Hands off Ukraine," AFPreports.
The rally filled the streets from from Pushkin Square to Sakharov Prospekt.
While Dozhd TV estimated the crowd to number 50,000 people, organizers say the rally was attended by upwards of 70,000 people, The Washington Postreports.
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Termed the "March of Peace," the rally comes a day before the Crimean peninsula is slated to hold a referendum on switching to Russian rule.
Many in the crowd held Ukrainian and Russian flags and chanted "The occupation of Crimea is Russia's disgrace" and "Hands off Ukraine," AFPreports.
The rally filled the streets from from Pushkin Square to Sakharov Prospekt.
While Dozhd TV estimated the crowd to number 50,000 people, organizers say the rally was attended by upwards of 70,000 people, The Washington Postreports.
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Termed the "March of Peace," the rally comes a day before the Crimean peninsula is slated to hold a referendum on switching to Russian rule.
Many in the crowd held Ukrainian and Russian flags and chanted "The occupation of Crimea is Russia's disgrace" and "Hands off Ukraine," AFPreports.
The rally filled the streets from from Pushkin Square to Sakharov Prospekt.
While Dozhd TV estimated the crowd to number 50,000 people, organizers say the rally was attended by upwards of 70,000 people, The Washington Postreports.
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