Branded �Foreign Agents,� Wives and Mothers of Mobilized Russian Soldiers Face Uncertain Future

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differences and increased law enforcement pressure have fractured the group, putting its future potential to enact change into doubt.Maria
relatives making a simple request to the authorities: to let their sons, brothers and husbands who have been on the front lines since being
mobilized in the fall of 2022 come home.Wearing white scarves, its members have laid carnations at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier next to
the Kremlin and other war memorials across the country every week to draw attention to their cause
The movement has steadily grown, with nearly 60,000 followers on Telegram today.But as it has faced escalating pressure from law
spring, the group started calling on fellow relatives of mobilized soldiers to open their windows at 5 p.m
protests in Chile of the same name, the demonstration is designed to be a safer alternative to laying flowers at World War II memorials,
opposition
the front line with the sons of Russian officials and media personalities like Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov and state television host
If the state wants to keep the special military operation going, it will have to make do with contractors, those who choose to fight on
with their women
public gatherings, initially targeting journalists and later going after Put Domoi members themselves.Officers attempted to detain Andreeva
journalists as well as two activists
Another five were detained at a Feb
Put Domoi launched a crowdfunding campaign to cover his fine.The March of Empty Pots.Put Domoi / TelegramIn April, Yulia Demensienko, who
had joined Put Domoi several months prior, was detained while laying flowers at the Eternal Flame war memorial in St
vital to support these women
Bringing them up is not only a female duty, but also very much a male one as well
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