Russian soldiers’ wives agitate for the return of their husbands

Moscow (Russia) – Russia and Ukraine war has been going on for 2 years now. In this war that started on 24th February 2022, 3,15,000 Russian soldiers were killed in the first 500 days as reported by a US-based organisation. Now the wives and families of these Russian soldiers are demanding that the soldiers be withdrawn from Ukraine. They protested outside President Putin’s residence here. The Police have arrested 20 protestors.

Problems faced by Russian soldiers !

1. Russian soldiers who got injured in the war are not being compensated as reported by some media outlets.

2. On the other hand, Ukraine claimed that a mysterious disease was spreading among Russian soldiers. Due to this, soldiers are getting red eyes and they are vomiting as well. Their kidneys are failing.

3. Soldiers fighting in Ukraine face many problems in cold weather. In this situation, they are not getting medicines, first aid, other medical facilities, and warm clothes. The temperature in Ukraine has reached -5 degrees Celsius.

4. This war has set back Putin’s efforts to modernise Russia’s military by 15 years. To overcome this disadvantage, Russia is recruiting freed prisoners into its army and sending them to the battlefield. Russia has an estimated 2 to 2.5 million reserve soldiers.