A group of Russian wives and mothers have called on President Vladimir Putin to stop sending their husbands and sons “to the slaughter”
by forcing them to join assault groups without adequate training or supplies. In a video shared by the independent Russian Telegram channel SOTA, the women said their loved ones had been “forced to join assault groups” at the beginning of March despite having just four days training since their mobilization in September. The video shows the women holding a sign in Russian that reads, “580 Separate Howitzer Artillery Division,” dated March 11, 2023.
We ask that you pull back our guys from the line of contact and provide the artillerymen with artillery and ammunition.” CNN could not independently verify the claims made by the group of women in the video. Russia’s move to send hundreds of thousands to fight on the battlefields of Ukraine has generated dissent and protest and prompted many Russians – young men in particular – to flee the country.
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