On the evening of 21 September, Russians are going to protest against the partial mobilisation which was announced this morning by President Vladimir Putin.
Source: Meduza, a Latvia-based Russian news outlet
Details: Activists from the Vesna (Spring) movement are encouraging Russians to protest in the centres of their cities at 19:00. One of the protest slogans is "No to mogilizatsiya!" [a wordplay meaning that mobilisation will lead to a lot of graves; "mogila" means "grave" in Russian].
Quote: "Thousands of Russian men, our fathers, brothers and husbands, will be thrown into the meat grinder of war. What will they die for? Mothers and children will be weeping, and for what?"
In a recent address to his fellow Russians, Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilisation of Russians, starting as early as 21 September.
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu announced that 300,000 reservists would be mobilised in Russia.
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twunch_ on September 21st, 2022 at 12:32 UTC »
Russia’s population has never recovered from WW2. This regime may end up beggaring this nation for a century…
fakeddit on September 21st, 2022 at 11:19 UTC »
So far, the prevailing response I'm seeing is people calming themselves down by saying "It's only partial mobilization, it won't affect me".
Funny thing is, the actual decree doesn't limit this mobilization in any way whatsoever. Russian MOD was given authorization to mobilize as many people as they see fit. It's only called "partial" by Putin. And everyone knows how much Putin's words worth.
DraggyBDragon on September 21st, 2022 at 10:08 UTC »
I can't imagine the horror of being made to fight in a war against your will.