The Russians came out with different slogans addressed to Putin.

In Russian cities today, September 24, there are mass protests against the partial mobilization announced by Putin .

This is reported by the Russian media.

As of 19:21, 714 people have already been detained in 32 cities of Russia, OVD-Info informs. We are talking about detention in a number of districts of Moscow, in St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Irkutsk, Izhevsk, Tomsk, Perm and other regions.VIDEO OF THE DAYplay video

Meanwhile, footage of the brutal detention of protesters appears on social networks, in particular, journalists recorded the beating of young people with truncheons. In some cases, the demonstrators tried to recapture the detainees from the security forces. 

https://www.unian.net/player/ItKV6h32Detention of protesters in Moscow

In St. Petersburg, security forces used batons and stun guns on citizens. 

https://www.unian.net/player/DRPnKhMRDetention in St. Petersburg

The Russians came out with different slogans addressed to Putin. 

Mobilization in Russia

On September 21, Russian President Vladimir  Putin announced the mobilization of  Russian military personnel in the reserve. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that they plan to mobilize about 300 thousand people.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine predicts that  during the first wave of mobilization in Russia, about 40-50 thousand reservists may be called up , since there simply will not be enough equipment for more.

British intelligence believes that Russia will have to solve logistical and administrative problems in order to raise 300,000 troops, who are unlikely to become combat-ready within months. Experts note that even this limited mobilization will be very unpopular with part of the Russian population, and Putin is taking significant political risks in the hope of building up the necessary combat power. It is also noted that this step is actually a recognition that Russia has exhausted the supply of volunteers who are ready to fight in Ukraine.

The publication Novaya Gazeta. Europe, citing a source in Putin’s administration, said that the  secret clause of the decree on mobilization  allows the Russian Defense Ministry to mobilize 1 million people.

(C)UNIAN 2022