In recent days, there have been several videos on Russian social media in which soldiers’ mothers, spouses and other relatives address the authorities. The message is that the mobilized Russian soldiers have not received any special training, weapons or equipment. In addition, the relatives say that the soldiers have been sent to fight at the front. – Without military leadership The groups of women come from Voronezh county, not too far from the border area with Ukraine. One of them turns to the regional governor, another asks the supreme leader of Russia for help. UNIDENTIFIED: These mobilized Russian soldiers have received some training before they are sent to the war in Ukraine. Photo: SERGEY PIVOVAROV / Reuters – Honorable Vladimir Putin and the President’s representatives! Our loved ones are in a very difficult situation. They have not been prepared for this. They can’t shoot, they haven’t been trained. They have been thrown out into the front area. They are there without military leadership, says a woman speaking on behalf of a group of others in the video posted on YouTube. She says that the new soldiers have been shelled with grenades from the first day they arrived at the front. She emphasizes that they are not asking for the soldiers to return home. The most important thing is to get their loved ones away from the hard fighting at the front. The website Meduza also mentions this matter. Pleading for help The soldiers were supposed to have been promised a month of training, but they were just sent straight into the war. According to the woman, the soldiers are in despair, they do not know what to do next. MORE STORIES: DozjdTV tells of another group of women who are asking the authorities to help their mobilized soldiers. Photo: Screenshot TVDozjd – Hear our prayer, help so that our boys don’t die, says the woman in the video. It is also said that those soldiers who have tried to retreat are being threatened with accusations that they are deserters. In the video, it is said that the soldiers are being shelled with grenades, there are injuries, and some are in hospital with serious injuries. – They need a military leadership and they need weapons, emphasizes another woman. – Can be a challenge CHAOTIC: Popular protests can be a challenge for the Russian regime, says Lieutenant Colonel Geir Hågen Karlsen. Photo: Even Bjøringsøy Johnsen / news – It is a bit early to say whether this is a trend with more protests. But it could be a challenge for the Russian authorities, says Lieutenant Colonel Geir Hågen Karlsen, who is the head teacher at the Staff School to news. He emphasizes that the mobilization of Russian soldiers for the war in Ukraine has been very chaotic. The mobilized have been sent to the front with poor weapons and little equipment, planning and management. The Russians are said to have suffered significant losses in the fighting. – It will be difficult for the regime in Russia if desperation increases among mothers, wives and soldiers. If they are in danger of losing their loved ones, the protests can become more extensive, says Karlsen.
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