New protests against ‘partial’ mobilisation erupt in Russia’s Dagestan

Protests against “partial” mobilisation have erupted in Russia’s Dagestan again, reports Telegram channel Utro Dagestan. 

In particular, a mass fight occurred in a square in the city of Makhachkala. 

Protests are also taking place in the city of Khasavyurt.

Yesterday, 25 September, protesters against mobilisation blocked the federal highway Khasavyurt-Makhachkala near the village Endirei, while the police were shooting in the air, trying to break up the protest. 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.

Following the protests, head of Russia’s Dagestan Sergey Melikov said that it was necessary to fix the mistakes made at the beginning of mobilisation. He added that among the men drafted in Dagestan there were those who did not meet the criteria of mobilisation, students, fathers of multiple young children, and “boys that have never held a rifle in their hands”.

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