 'The mobilisation sparked a strong public reaction in Russia,' the official revealed. 'We saw a spike in protest, we saw many more Russians fleeing the country.' An estimated 400,000 are believed to have fled to avoid being drafted. But 'mobilisation has brought the war home to many and begun to expose - at least to some Russians - the relentless propaganda and lies that they are being fed', said the source. The official warned there was 'no end in prospect' to the fighting. 'On both sides it looks like they are both digging in now for the long winter ahead as temperatures start to fall,' warned the official.){kind=link}
A Western official said Russians ‘are feeling worried, feeling concerned, feeling frightened’, as sales of antidepressants surged by 48% and spending on the medication by 70% in the first nine months of this year
“Frightened” Russians are turning to antidepressants as Vladimir Putin wages war in Ukraine, a Western officials revealed today.
Ordinary citizens shocked by the invasion are gulping tablets to make them feel better, sources said.
Sales of antidepressants surged by 48% and spending on the medication by 70% in the first nine months of this year compared with the same period in 2021, an official said.
“Russians are feeling worried, feeling concerned, feeling frightened ⦠Not surprisingly, Russians are feeling more anxious,” they added.