Anger in Russia at mass mobilisation of men to fight in Ukraine - BBC News

This growing

anger

in Russia over the forced mobilization of men to

fight

the war in Ukraine. President Putin had said the call-up was a temporary measure, but today the Kremlin refused to say when it will end as Russian forces

fight

to hold territory in Ukrainian men with no military experience are sent to the front to fight and often , die. Our Russia editor Steve Rosenberg reports that this is the image the Kremlin is trying to paint of Putin as the strongman, the caring commander-in-chief and Russians lining up to do their patriotic duty mobilized to fight in Ukraine these The supposed recruits are well equipped but they have not been for weeks.

The mobilized Russians have been complaining about the lack of resources and training. These men say they have been given old weapons without helmets or bodies. The mobilization of armored vehicles has caused deep alarm in Russian society. This human rights group is giving advice on what to do if your loved ones are sent to the front. As you can see, it is full. The Kremlin says more than 200,000 reservists have been called up. fight with mobilization what is happening in Ukraine has suddenly become very real for the Russian public now the Kremlin wants Russians to believe that people who have been drafted into the army are being sent to defend the homeland, but not all here they believe that yes the voice belongs to Michael 500 miles from Moscow he told the local military recruiting office that he was not going to fight because there was no threat to Russia Mikhail insists that if Russia really needed defense he would rush to volunteer he considers himself a patriot but he does not believe in this war he will not fight against Ukraine yes, when mobilization was being discussed I agreed with my family that if such a situation arose I would refuse even if they sent me to prison, if necessary I would choose prison the state They will consider me a criminal if I do not fight in this war, but I will not be a criminal from the point of view of humanity or myself after their refusal to fight.

Mikhail has received some abuse on Russian social media, but what is it? The interesting thing is that he has also received a lot of support in his decision to take a moral stance. Steve Rosenberg BBC News Moscow