Anti-war protests in Russia, fears for the drafted as 'cannon fodder' & a brutal response by police

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Olga Zhgun couldn’t stay silent.

The 45-year-old film director marched through the streets of Moscow with other anti-war protesters Wednesday night, just hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans to mobilize another 300,000 reservists to bolster his troops fighting in Ukraine.

Before the night was over, Zghun would end up in the back of a police truck, bleeding, after a police officer smashed her head with a club.

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Across Russia, demonstrators spilled into the streets this week in the country’s first nationwide anti-war protests since Russian troops invaded Ukraine back in February. The protests started in the Siberian and Transbaikal regions shortly after Putin’s announcement and spread to the Ural Mountains and European parts of Russia throughout the night.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/at-anti-war-protests-in-russia-fears-for-the-drafted-as-cannon-fodder-and-a-brutal-response-by-police/ar-AA12bTvW

[Haggard Celine]

1. I hope they raise holy hell.

They know they're being sent to their possible deaths, all for the glorification of Putin. They get propaganda for news, so they don't know what exactly is happening, but they know enough to understand that their lives are in danger.

[Native]

2. Good article. Thanks.