Soldiers' Widows of Russia urge President Putin to announce general mobilisation as anger grows over 89 soldiers killed by Ukrainian strike in Donetsk region
Soldiers' Widows of Russia group calls on President Putin to adopt"tough measures" as anger mounts over 89 troops killed by Ukraine strike.A patriotic group which supports the widows of Russian soldiers has called on President Vladimir Putin to order a large-scale mobilisation of millions of men and to close the borders to ensure victory in Ukraine.
After ordering what he cast as a "partial mobilisation" on September 21, Russia's first since World War Two, around 300,000 additional men were drafted, though several hundred thousand more Russian men fled abroad to avoid being called up.A representative of the widows' group told the Reuters news agency that all fit Russian men should be mobilised to defend the Motherland.
The widows group began work about two months ago to assist the wives of soldiers killed in Ukraine and has contacts with the Kremlin administration, its representative said.
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