Russians in dozens of cities protested President Vladimir Putin's decision to draft additional forces for his struggling assault on Ukraine — despite threats of arrest and a heavy police presence.
with the impact of a Kremlin order to call up an additional 300,000 troops for the military campaign — a move President Putin has framed as"partial mobilization."
Confusion over who would be called up has led to an exodus of young men out of Russia, with long lines forming at Russia's borders and air tickets out of the country hard to come by. On a rainy Saturday in Moscow, police and OMON riot troops appeared well positioned ahead of a late afternoon protest at a location organizers chose at the last moment.
He did not have the opportunity to give his name before OMON troops suddenly approached, inspected his documents, and took him away.
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