"We will defend our women, not the government." Mobilized protesters warned that they would not tolerate provocations against the wives and mothers who are picketing outside the Ministry of Defense building.
A video showing three soldiers wearing masks опубликовал Telegram channel "Mobilization and People", run by the wife of a mobilized soldier Paulina Safronova.
«We express our full support to the women who come out to the Ministry of Defense, – said one of the fighters. – We will not allow any attempts to slander our wives and mothers; we will protect our women, not the authorities.”
He also demanded that demobilization be announced and that other Russians be given the opportunity to make “their contribution to the defense of our country.”
That morning, the same Telegram channel published a video message from Safronova's husband. He expressed outrage that during the last picket outside the Ministry of Defense building on July 8, provocateurs interfered with the wives and mothers of mobilized soldiers, while patriotic Telegram channels labeled his wife a foreign agent and accused her of neglecting her young daughter (who was sleeping in a stroller during the picket).
«What can you expect from yet another prostitute channel? For money, they'll defame not only someone else's mother, but their own as well.- commented A mobilized soldier made these accusations and advised the provocateurs to stop harassing the wives of mobilized soldiers. This is a path that is doomed to failure and will ultimately lead to serious consequences that no one needs.”
The last time the wives and mothers of the mobilized got out to the Ministry of Defense building on July 8 – Family, Love, and Fidelity Day. They demanded a meeting with the minister. Andrey Belousovto talk to him about bringing their husbands and sons home. In response, the police began to delay sympathizers, and provocateurs who arrived in time Brought Paulina Safronova to the point of fainting.
Later Safronova stressedIt turns out that instead of the 30 women who wanted to take part in the protest, only eight actually showed up: the rest were intimidated by the consequences or pacified with promises. In particular, Paulina Safronova herself was offered the opportunity to transfer her husband to a military unit in Russia in exchange for refusing to participate in the picket.
In a video message today, Safronova's husband stated that the wives of those mobilized do not pose a threat to the government.