 One woman, Elena Agaeva, 33, from Almetyevsk, accuses the military of using her husband as "cannon fodder', telling how he crawled away from death after being wounded in a drone attack. Another, Tatyana Vasilyeva, 26, from Moscow region, said her husband Alexander 'had no combat or shooting experience' yet was still forced to the hot warzone as one of 300,000-plus conscripts. 'The commander, who escorted them to the front line, was wounded and ordered [them] to backtrack after dark.… 'Today my husband and other men are in the forest without food, water, or warm clothes. Defiant new videos show how they are challenging the authoritarian leader ( TG_Serov/east2west news) 'The commander called Rumyantsev threatens them with a tribunal and prison if they do not return to the front line….' Women in Serov, Sverdlovsk region gathered together to berate the authorities over the mobilisation in a sudden new trend across Russia to challenge Putin's call-up. One said: 'After 10 days [my husband] does not ge){kind=link}
The furious women from different locations in Russia recorded footage to complain at the way men who have been drafted are sent to the frontline without proper training and outdated equipment
Brave wives and mothers have staged furious protests against Vladimir Putin’s war.
It is the first time first time since he launched his invasion of Ukraine nearly nine months ago they let their feelings be known.
Defiant new videos show how they are challenging the authoritarian leader over his chaotic forced mobilisation of their husbands and sons.
The furious women from different locations in Russia recorded footage to complain at the way draftee men are sent to the frontline without proper training and brandishing outdated equipment.