Resentful Wives and Mothers: Mobilized Soldiers' Families Confront the Kremlin

Wives and mothers of mobilized Russian soldiers, wearing white scarves as a symbol of their protest, are publicly demanding the return of their loved ones from the front and calling for full demobilization. The movement, inspired by Argentina’s Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, has faced intimidation and accusations of being agents of foreign propaganda. While some groups support the government, the relatives are determined to bring their loved ones back and have gained attention as a serious symptom of growing problems in Russia after almost two years of war.