About this episode
Since President Putin’s full scale invasion of Ukraine, protests related to the conflict have been supressed inside Russia. But one group are publicly criticising the authorities. More than 300,000 reservists have been mobilised to fight in the conflict. The BBC’s Russia editor – Steve Rosenberg – has been speaking to the women in their lives, who are fighting to bring them home. The Global Story delivers insights from BBC experts around the world, with Katya Adler. We want your ideas, stories and experiences to help us understand and tell The Global Story. Email us at theglobalstory@bbc.com You can also message us or leave a voice note on WhatsApp on +44 330 123 9480. Today’s episode of The Global Story was made by Richard Moran and Emilia Jansson. The technical producer was Jack Graysmark. The assistant editor is Sergi Forcada Freixas and the senior news editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.