Shouting, "Hands off Ukraine!" and "The occupation of Crimea is Russia's disgrace!" tens of thousands gathered in Moscow to protest the country's invasion in Ukraine on Saturday.
The protest comes a day ahead of Crimea's vote on whether to secede and join Russia. It's also a visual reminder that while the Russian government's stance on Crimea is firm, its people are not as wholly supportive as Vladimir Putin might like.
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