WATCH – Russian wives protest the lack of equipment given to conscripted husbands

Russian wives have taken to social media to protest saying their husbands had been sent to the front without the proper equipment.

Radio Liberty, a Russian news station, posted a video on Tuesday, January 17 collating clips from Russian wives and from those sent by husbands on the frontline in Ukraine.

It is clear from the footage, which has not been independently verified, that many of those sent to the trenches aren´t properly equipped. By comparison, Ukraine soldiers have the latest equipment and are receiving top-quality training both locally and internationally.

Interestingly the wives aren´t protesting against the war, only against the lack of equipment. That may be that they are supportive of Russia´s war in Ukraine, but more likely that protesting the war effort will result in prosecution and a jail sentence.

"Почему наши дети и мужья должны идти воевать с голыми руками?"

В России родственники мобилизованных записывают видеообращения, но эти протесты не носят массовый характер. Более того, матери и жены не требуют прекратить войну, а лишь пытаются решить проблемы со снабжением pic.twitter.com/ud7NBzbByk

— Радио Свобода (@SvobodaRadio) January 17, 2023

For some months now Ukraine has reported that Russian soldiers were ill-equipped which the wives who are protesting the lack of equipment have confirmed.

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