The mobilization of Russian men by President Vladimir Putin fighting in Ukraine made ordinary Russian families aware of the reality of warwrites “Washington Post”.
For several months, the dissenting Russian voices have been largely silent. The first anti-war demonstrations were quickly suppressed and there were only small acts of defiance in big cities like Moscow and St. Petersburg.
But everything changed after Putin’s statement on 21 September.
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The Russian mobilization causes a backlashas efforts to annex Ukraine advance
Through angry protests, acts of violence and the displacement of over 200,000 citizens, the Russians are rebelling against the prospect of further escalation of the war And the high price they are likely to pay.
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Kremlin officials downplay the riotsbut the scenes that take place in Russia tell a different story: widespread opposition to a government known for its suppression of dissent.
Dissent is across the country, even in previously quiet areas.
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Videos and images reviewed by the Washington Post show angry and frightened for their Russian life.
Dozens of protests have broken out in major cities and rural areas which have already lost many men to the war in Ukraine.
Some have resorted to violencewhile others have chosen to fleeetc: kilometer lines of cars waiting to cross the land borders and leave the country. international flights from Moscow were filled with men of fighting age.
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Demonstrations broke out in Dagestan on Sundaya predominantly Muslim republic in the North Caucasus.
Soldiers from the region suffered disproportionate casualties during the invasion of Ukraine.
During the protests in the Makhachkala regional center on Sunday and Monday the women rose up, they even chased after the local authorities. “We are for peace”, they sang.
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Security forces reacted harshly, brutally detaining both women and men. About 120 people were arrested in Makhachkala.
The head of Dagestan, Sergey Melikov, blamed the unrest of foreign influence “which tried to worsen the situation inside the country” and promised that the republic would play its part in the mobilization.
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Police clashed with demonstrators in Dagestan, southern Russia, on 25 and 26 September after the announcement of a new military mobilization in the country a few days earlier.
Hours after Putin’s announcement, protesters took to the streets in several major citiesIncluded St. Petersburg, Perm, Ekaterinburg and Moscow.
The police, as a few months ago, responded with mass beatings and arrests.
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The president of Kazakhstan Kassim-Jomart Tokaev calculated this on Tuesday some 98,000 Russians have entered the country since 21 September.
“Most of them are forced to leave due to the current desperate situation“, he said in his speech.” We have to take care of them and protect them. “
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The fires of the military commissariats continue after the mobilization in Russia
About 20 such fires have been recorded so far
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