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Moscow Times, requesting anonymity to speak candidly.While many people now avoid talking about the war altogether, for those whom it has
directly impacted, such as the families of mobilized soldiers, attempts by some to block out the conflict have led to resentment and
AgencyFatigue and apathyToday, only 54% of Russians say they closely follow the news about the war in Ukraine, according to the independent
allocating a huge amount of resources to maintain socio-economic stability, supporting vulnerable groups, but also spending money on
more impacted by the war than the men sent to fight on the front line in Ukraine, as well as the families of these soldiers, who face the
war is a bitter experience far detached from the sanitized depictions of the conflict on state television
wartime crackdown on dissent, relatives say the only way they can try to pressure the government to end mobilization is by sending official
talk about the problems drafted troops face.Relatives of these soldiers have long complained about the lack of training and equipment
salaries for mobilized soldiers, which are several times higher than the national average income, as well as generous benefits for their
Petersburg has remained mostly unchanged since the Kremlin launched its invasion, the war upended daily routines in regions bordering
30, over two dozen people were killed in shelling of the city, the deadliest such strike on Russian territory since the start of the war.In
the nearby Bryansk, Kursk and Voronezh regions, sporadic drone attacks have also become more commonplace
Locals have been forced to either adapt to the dangers or leave these regions altogether out of concern for their safety and that of their
While they face the daily threat of being injured or killed, for the majority of Russians, the war is experienced vicariously through TV
to Moscow after living abroad for a time, said on condition of anonymity.She said wartime emigres, in her view, tend to be more radical and
perceive everything in Russia in a negative light, while those who stayed understand that life has not drastically changed apart from rising
store prices and mobilization.Many of those who left Russia amid the initial outbreak of war and later mobilization have gradually returned,
in some cases because of problems with money and limited job opportunities abroad, but also because of the challenge of integrating into
another country.Even among those who still live in Russia but are opposed to the war, emigres are viewed as a distinct social group, defined
said she has stopped following independent Russian media, which is mostly based abroad due to wartime censorship, arguing that exiled
has been unjustly branded as a "foreign agent" by the Russian government
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