Dagestan: protesters against mobilisation block road, police agents shoot in the air several times

Protesters against mobilisation have blocked the road in Dagestan’s village Endirei, reports Telegram channel Utro Dagestan.

The video published by the channel shows a man in a law enforcement uniform shooting in the air. 

“We are not gathering to go home in a few hours — we are gathering for a Maidan — set up tents and gather all of Dagestan for this Maidan — until the mobilisation is completely cancelled for KAVKAZ!!!! Until that dog’s tail Putin personally announces [the end of mobilisation] on TV!!! Personally!!!” the message on the channel reads.

Dagestani media outlet Chernovyk also reports that police had shot in the air while trying to break up the protest on the highway Khasavyurt-Makhachkala. The Ministry of Internal Affairs press office did not reply to the outlet's call. 

According to Telegram channel Tut Dagestan, 110 people were drafted in Endirei. “People came out to protect their sons, brothers, and husbands,” the message on the channel states. 

On 22 September, residents of the Babayurt district in Russia’s Dagestan took to the streets to protest the “partial mobilisation”.