at what russia s doing in ukraine. and from the kremlin, a request for russian women to support the offensive. translation: i want to say this to mothers, wives, - sisters and girlfriends of our soldiers and officers in battle, who are defending russia in this special military operation. i understand how worried you must be about your loved ones. you should be proud of them, like the whole country is. what the whole country isn t is fully behind the kremlin s decision to send in the troops. this was st petersburg on women s day. the sign says, stop sending our soldiers to their deaths . many russians, though, do believe the kremlin line that this is not a war,
translation: i want to say this to mothers, wives, sisters and girlfriends of our soldiers and officers in battle, who are defending russia in this special military operation. i understand how worried you must be about your loved ones. you should be proud of them, like the whole country is. what the whole country isn t is fully behind the kremlin s decision to send in the troops. this was st petersburg on women s day. the sign says, stop sending our soldiers to their deaths . many russians, though, do believe the kremlin line that this is not a war, but an operation to protect russia. i ask anna and olga how much do they support putin? 100%.
translation: i want to say this to mothers, wives, i sisters and girlfriends of our soldiers and officers in battle, who are defending russia in this special military operation. i understand how worried you must be about your loved ones. you should be proud of them, like the whole country is. what the whole country isn t is fully behind the kremlin s decision to send in the troops. this was st petersburg on women s day. the sign says, stop sending our soldiers to their deaths . many russians, though, do believe the kremlin line that this is not a war, but an operation to protect russia. i ask anna and olga how much do they support putin? 100%.
women s day it s one of russians favourite holidays. but this year s felt subdued and tense. moscow police out in force to prevent protests at what russia s doing in ukraine. and from the kremlin, a request for russian women to support the offensive. translation: i want to say this to mothers, wives, i sisters and girlfriends of our soldiers and officers in battle who are defending russia in this special military operation. i understand how worried you must be about your loved ones. you should be proud of them, like the whole country is. what the whole country isn t is fully behind the kremlin s decision to send in the troops. this was st petersburg on women s day. the sign says, stop sending our soldiers to their deaths . many russians, though, do believe the kremlin line that this is not a war,
is fully behind the kremlin s decision to send in the troops. this was st petersburg on women s day. the sign says, stop sending our soldiers to their deaths . many russians, though, do believe the kremlin line that this is not a war, but an operation to protect russia. i ask anna and olga how much do they support putin? 100%. no, 200%, she says. he s doing the right thing, and that s what we ve told our children. that is exactly what vladimir putin wants the public to think. the kremlin is doing everything it can at home to control the narrative about what s happening in ukraine. virtually all independent russian news outlets have been either blocked or shut down,