A group of women are publicly criticising the Russian authorities. Their husbands are among the 300,000 reservists mobilised by Russian President Vladimir Putin for the war in Ukraine in autumn 2022.
And they want them home.
“When will our husbands be considered to have discharged their military duty?” asks Maria. “When they’re brought back with no arms and legs? When they can’t do anything at all because they’re just vegetables? Or do we have to wait for them to be sent back in zinc coffins?”
The women met via social media and have formed a group called The Way Home. They have differing views on the war. Some claim to support it. Others are sceptical about the Kremlin’s “special military operation”. What seems to unite them is the belief that the mobilised men have done their fair share of the fighting and should be back home with their families.
It is an opinion the authorities do not share.
Boo hoo QQ
Ill informed take.
Russian mothers and related groups have historically protested previous Soviet and Russian wars, and are a genuine worry for Putin. It’s a relatively(!!!) safe way to protest in an authoritarian state and very macho culture, because they can play the motherhood card.
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Ie. you’re making fun of Russian women and allied groups who are protesting the war and the regime in the only way they realistically can.
Fuck you
Suck it vlad
Unless you’re pro-Putin, this is yet another ill informed take. You’ll notice that the person you’re replying to has a blue and white flag avatar.
That’s almost certainly the white-blue-white flag. Wikipedia:
Ie. you’re telling someone who opposes Putin and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, to suck it.
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You sound like a tribalist who can’t comprehend when someone is independent.
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Thank you for being sane.