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Thousands rally in Berlin after AfD local election victory

Thousands of people took to the streets of Berlin on Sept. 8 to protest after the Alternative for Germany (AfD) won an election to the state parliament in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt, according to dpa.

8 September, 04:50 PM

Kyiv suspends Teremky tree removal after mass protest

City authorities have suspended large-scale tree removal in Kyiv’s Teremky microdistrict, in the Holosiyivskyi district, until Aug. 12 to make way for a planned heating pipeline, Petro Panteleiev, deputy head of the Kyiv City State Administration, said after meeting with protesters on Aug. 8, an NV correspondent reported.

8 August, 05:00 PM

Georgians protest arrest of man who hit Russian-speaking tourist

Georgian authorities arrested a local resident accused of assaulting a Russian-speaking foreign woman during a wedding celebration, prompting protests in support of the man, Georgia's Interior Ministry and the outlet Civil Georgia reported on July 19.

21 July, 04:44 PM

DM Fedorov says protesters rally for their values, not for him

Participants in the protest rallies across the country are not demonstrating on his behalf, but to stand up for their own values, Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine's outgoing defense minister, said during a briefing on July 16.

16 July, 03:02 PM

Azerbaijan hands protest note to Russian ambassador over Shahed attack on SOCAR gas station in Mykolaiv Oblast

Russian ambassador to Azerbaijan, Mikhail Yevdokimov, was handed a note of protest — over a drone attack on a SOCAR network gas station in Ukraine’s Mykolaiv Oblast, the Telegram channel Ostorozhno, novosti reported on July 6, citing the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.

6 July, 06:35 PM

Ukrainian activists protest pro-Russian march in Amsterdam

Ukrainian activists abroad staged protests against the pro-Russian “Immortal Regiment” march in the Netherlands to draw attention to Russian propaganda and Moscow’s war against Ukraine, the Free Defenders movement said on May 6.

6 May, 12:15 PM

Thousands of teddy bears cover Capitol to protest Russian abduction of Ukrainian children

An installation featuring 20,000 teddy bears was displayed on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to symbolize Ukrainian children abducted by Russia and to demand their safe return, Ukrainian Ambassador Olga Stefanishyna reported on April 24.

24 April, 11:45 AM

Moldova hands Russia polluted Dniester water in protest

Moldova summoned Russia’s Ambassador Oleg Ozerov and handed him a bottle of polluted Dniester River water along with a protest note over a Russian strike on Ukraine’s Dniester Hydroelectric Power Station that caused an oil products spill threatening Moldova’s drinking water supply, the Moldovan Foreign Ministry reported on March 17.

17 March, 06:01 PM

Odesa protesters demand mayor Trukhanov’s resignation

About 150 people gathered outside the Odesa City Council to demand Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov’s resignation hours after his Ukrainian citizenship was revoked, Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne reported on Oct. 14.

15 October 2025, 01:26 AM

Ukrainian drone manufacturer plans Maidan protest

Ukrainian drone aviation bureau Matrix-UAV founder Yuriy Kasyanov will take to Kyiv's Maidan Square at 6 p.m. on Oct. 5 to ensure President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hears him, he said on Facebook.

5 October 2025, 03:50 PM

Protests in Kyiv over harsher penalties for the military

Hundreds of protesters rallied on Kyiv’s Independence Square on Sept. 5, opposing a bill that would introduce harsher criminal penalties for military insubordination.

5 September 2025, 10:48 PM

Finland summons Russian envoy over airspace violation

Finland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned the ambassador of the aggressor state, Russia, following a violation of Finnish airspace by Russian military aircraft on May 23, Yle local outlet reported on May 25.

26 May 2025, 12:57 PM

Germans demand ban on radical AfD in nationwide demonstrations

Thousands of Germans protested across more than 60 cities on May 11, demanding a ban on the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, with 4,000 to 7,500 rallying near Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate alone, DPA reported.

12 May 2025, 12:25 PM

13-year-old Ukrainian karateka refuses photo with 'neutral' Russian - video

Ukrainian athlete Yevhenii Melnyk, competing in the under-45 kg category, won a bronze medal at the Youth Karate League in Guadalajara, Spain, but refused to take the traditional group photo with a “neutral” athlete, karate.project wrote on April 6.

7 April 2025, 02:14 PM

Relatives of POWs rally outside US embassy in Kyiv

A No 'Deals' Without Freedom of UA POWs protest took place near the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv with relatives and friends of civilians and military personnel held by Russia or missing on March 6.

6 March 2025, 04:39 PM

EU and Josep Borrell urge Georgia to investigate and address election violations

Georgia has to investigate election violations and address any irregularities, the European Commission and the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, said in joint statement published on Oct. 27.

28 October 2024, 08:59 AM

German ultra-leftists demand halt to Ukraine arms supplies, NATO exit

German ultra-leftists staged a protest in Berlin on Oct. 3, calling on the government to stop arms supplies to Ukraine and, in some cases, to leave NATO, Deutsche Welle and Zeit reported.

4 October 2024, 10:58 AM

Protesters gather at Red Cross office in Kyiv, demanding information on POWs

Families of Ukrainian prisoners of war protested outside the International Committee of the Red Cross office in Kyiv on Aug. 29, chanting "Shame," Olha Reshetylova, coordinator of the Media Initiative for Human Rights reported on Facebook.

29 August 2024, 09:02 PM

Romania summons Russian representative to protest Shahed drone wreckage falling on its territory

The Romanian Foreign Ministry summoned a Russian representative over the fall of Shahed drone wreckage on Romanian territory, news agency Agerpres reported on July 26.

26 July 2024, 02:00 PM

Hundreds protest outages in Krasnodar amid nuclear plant accident reports — video

Several hundred residents of Krasnodar blocked a downtown street in protest against regular power and water cuts, which have lasted up to 15 hours a day, according to local Telegram channels on July 20.

20 July 2024, 04:55 PM

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