More than eight months into Russia’s against neighboring Ukraine, anger is growing across the country, with some officials even calling for Putin’s resignation.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is facing dissent from both pro-war activists and anti-war protesters, as Russia’s war against Ukraine drags on.
More than eight months into the war against neighboring Ukraine, anger is growing across the country.
Staunch Putin allies are criticizing the military’s handling of the conflict, Russian state TV hosts are shifting their tone on the war, attacks on military registration and enlistment offices and Russian railway infrastructure are increasing, and some officials are even calling for Putin’s resignation.
The British Ministry of Defence said in its latest intelligence update on the war that the Russian anti-war group «Stop the Wagons» (STW) claimed responsibility for an October 24 explosion that damaged the railway near the village of Novozybkovo, located near the Russia-Belarus border.
It marked at least the sixth incident of sabotage against Russian railway infrastructure claimed by STW since June.
The ministry said that Russia’s military primarily relies on rail transport for transporting forces to Ukraine and that Monday’s attack is part of a wider trend of attacks against railways in both Russia and Belarus.
