russia is trying to suppress public discontent of wives of mobilized soldiers - British intelligence
Kyiv • UNN
The Russian government is allegedly trying to suppress dissent among soldiers' wives through bribes and online discrediting after small protests in Moscow
Russian authorities are trying to suppress public dissatisfaction among the wives of those mobilized in Russia, according to a new report based on intelligence from the British Ministry of Defense, UNN reports.
Russian authorities are likely trying to suppress public dissent among the wives of Russian military personnel, including by trying to bribe them and discredit them on the Internet,
This followed small protests in Moscow in November 2023.
As noted, research by independent Russian media and comments by the protesting wives themselves suggest that in recent weeks, the authorities may have offered families increased cash payments in exchange for refraining from protesting. "On November 27, 2023, a prominent online group of soldiers' wives published a manifesto against 'indefinite mobilization'. On or about November 31, 2023, the group was labeled as a warning label "fake" - probably at the instigation of pro-Kremlin figures," the report says.
"It is likely that the authorities are particularly sensitive to any protests related to those citizens who were mobilized in September 2022 and have been on the front line for over a year," the British Ministry of Defense notes.
