Flower protests

Flower protests in Russia (2023)
Part of Protests against the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date	January 14, 2023 (2023-01-14) – ongoing
Location	Russia
Caused by	Opposition to the Russo-Ukrainian War Opposition to the authority of Vladimir Putin
Goals	Military withdrawal of Russia from Ukraine Resignation of Vladimir Putin
Parties
Russian opposition Government of Russia Ministry of Interior Police of Russia
Casualties
Detained	at least 57
Fined	43

Flower protests in Russia are a wave of peaceful, silent protests in Russia, started in January 2023, against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. People in various cities of Russia create spontaneous memorials by laying flowers at places that are connected to Ukraine or to state violence. By May 2023, the memorials were created in at least 75 cities.^[1]