By Sherry L. Brukbacher

Demonstrators around the world, from Moscow to New York to Tokyo, are marching in the streets protesting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s brutal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.

For several days, people gathered outside Russian embassies or government buildings and waved Ukrainian flags, a worldwide show of solidarity with the people of Ukraine.

In Russia, police detained at least 2,710 Russians in 51 cities for anti-war demonstrations on February 27, bringing the total of those detained over four days to nearly 6,000, the Associated Press reported.

These are some of the cities where people demonstrated for peace:

Berlin, Germany

With the Brandenburg Gate illuminated in solidarity with Ukraine, people in Berlin gathered February 24 to oppose Russia's invasion. (© Hannibal Hanschke/Getty Images)

Colombo, Sri Lanka

(© Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP/Getty Images)

Istanbul, Turkey

(© Mehmet Eser/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

London, United Kingdom

(© Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Milan, Italy

(© Piero Cruciatti/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Moscow, Russia

Demonstrators march with a banner that reads “Ukraine — Peace, Russia — Freedom” in Moscow February 24. (Faces blurred to protect identities.) (© AP Images)

New York City, United States

(© Seth Wenig/AP Images)

Paris, France

(© Thibault Camus/AP Images)

St. Petersburg, Russia

Demonstrators gather in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Faces blurred to protect identities.) (© Reuters)

Toronto, Canada

(© Anatoliy Cherkasov/NurPhoto/Getty Images)

Vilnius, Lithuania

(© Mindaugas Kulbis/AP Images)

Washington, D.C., United States

(© Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Banner image: A man holding a Ukrainian flag in front of Shuibuya Station, Tokyo (© Stanislav Kogiku/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images)

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