Until the day before yesterday, the Russians were informed about a “military operation” of their country in Ukraine and the only thing that caused concern was the impact of sanctions. Since yesterday, something has changed… – Threats to use nukes by Medvedev
Perhaps for the first time yesterday Russian citizens understood that their country is at war with Ukraine, while the country’s leadership threatens the planet with the use of nukes.
Until the day before yesterday, the Russians were informed about a “military operation” of their country in Ukraine and the only thing that caused concern was the impact of sanctions.
But since yesterday something has changed, when Vladimir Putin brought the war inside the country, announcing partial mobilization of 300,000 reservistsa move that caused panic among men of fighting age, who feared they would be called to the front.
It was recorded very quickly explosion in the closing of non-returnable tickets by Russians who want to leave their country.
Direct flights from Moscow to Istanbul and Yerevan, Armenia, – two destinations that allow Russians to enter without a visa – were sold out yesterday, according to Aviasales data.
Also, some non-stop flights, including those from Moscow to Tbilisi, were also unavailable, while the cheapest flights from the Russian capital to Dubai cost more than 300,000 rubles (about $5,000), about five times the average monthly salary. in Russia.
Last night the Ukrainian network NEXTA posted a photo that it purportedly shows young Russians trying to cross the border with Georgia, while inseparability was also created on the roads leading to Finland. Cars had formed a queue of 35 km, according to witnesses.
#Breaking: just in – The traffic jam at the border with #Russia/#Finland has pilled up to 35KM and is rising by the hour, it is the only border who is still open for Russian civilians with Schengen visas, after #Putin announced he will send 300,000 new troops to #Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/EOJ1346qDO
— Sotiri Dimpinoudis (@sotiridi) September 21, 2022
Huge numbers of people are trying to leave 🇷🇺. This is from the chaos at the border with 🇬🇪. Long lines even to 🇲🇳 with people just wanting out. pic.twitter.com/E6Czlsi1yl
— Carl Bildt (@carlbildt) September 22, 2022
A few hours after Putin’s speech, the Russian opposition and anti-war organizations called on people to take to the streets against Vladimir Putin, while Alexei Navalny said Putin was “sending more Russians to their deaths for a wasted war.”
“It is clear that the criminal war is worsening, escalating, and Putin is trying to involve as many people as possible in it,” said Alexei Navalny in a prison video released by his lawyers. “He wants to immerse hundreds of thousands of people in this blood,” he says, warning of an upcoming “huge tragedy and a huge death toll.”
“This means that thousands of Russians – fathers, brothers and husbands – will be thrown into the mincer of war,” announced the anti-war coalition Vesna, calling on Russians to take to the streets in the country’s major cities. “Now the war has reached every home and every family,” he said.
Overnight, Russian security forces arrested more than 1,300 civilians who participated in the protests.
An independent group monitoring the protests said that according to information it had gathered from 38 Russian cities, more than 1,311 people had been detained by late night.
Of these, 502 arrests were made in Moscow and 524 in St. Petersburg, Russia’s second most populous city.
Meanwhile, today the Kremlin spokesman indirectly confirmed the information that some of the arrested anti-conscription protesters are being served with conscription papers: “It’s not illegal,” Peskov said.
Unsanctioned gatherings are illegal under Russia’s anti-protest laws.
The Moscow Times reports that a Russian recruiting office and an administration building were attacked overnight in two separate locations during the protests.
Besides, the speaker of the State Duma invited the deputies of the House to participate in the war in Ukraine: “Those who meet the conditions set by partial conscription should help by participating in this special military operation,” he said on his Telegram channel.
“There is no exemption for the deputies” he noted.
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