BREAKING: ‘Send Back Our Husbands’ - Russian Women Protest Ongoing War In Ukraine

BREAKING: ‘Send Back Our Husbands’ - Russian Women Protest Ongoing War In Ukraine

Save Our Nation SON

January 23, 2024

Some women have flooded the streets of Russia to criticise President Vladimir Putin for the ongoing war in Ukraine, demanding the return of their husbands among 300,000 reservists.

The women registered their protest on social media, having formed a group called ‘The Way Home’ to ask for the return of their men who have been in the battle since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 20, 2022.

One of the women identified as Maria asked rhetorical questions “When will our husbands be considered to have discharged their military duty? “When they’re brought back with no arms and legs? When they can’t do anything at all because they’re just vegetables? Or do we have to wait for them to be sent back in zinc coffins?”

According to BBC, some of the protesters supported the war but were skeptical about “special military operation” stressing that their husbands have done their fair share of the fighting and should be back home with their families.

In Russia, public criticism of anything related to the war comes with a risk. Most of the speakers choose their words very carefully. They know there was a string of laws in place in Russia for punishing dissent. Their frustration, though, is palpable.

“To begin with we trusted our government,” Antonina said. “But should we trust them now? I don’t trust anyone.”

Reports revealed that members of the group shared their stories with a local councillor, Boris Nadezhdin, who has been critical of the “special military operation” from the outset.

Nadezhdin is one of the few government critics who has been allowed onto national television since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. He’s an occasional guest on TV talk shows.

Right now, the politician is trying to get on the ballot for the presidential election. He maintained that the war has damaged Vladimir Putin’s domestic popularity, BBC said.

“Putin was very popular in Russia because after the 1990s he brought stability and security,” Nadezhdin said.  “Stability and security were the main reason for supporting Putin. Now more and more people have already understood that stability and security are finished.”

Maria Andreeva, whose husband and cousin have been drafted and despatched to Ukraine, said, “We do not want a second wave of mobilisation. We’re against civilians being used in a military conflict. And we want all Russian citizens to understand this could affect them, too.

“Some people act like ostriches. They stick their heads in the sand and try not to think about what’s happening. I can understand them. It’s hard to accept that, in your country, the state doesn’t need you to be happy – it just treats you as biological material. But if people want to survive, sooner or later they need to recognise this and say that they don’t agree.”