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I guessing this particular group wasn't necessarily organically formed so much as assembled and told exactly what to say.
This is Russia… the “widows’ group” is not an independent collection of normal people, like you would expect in the west. It was started just two months ago. They are just another soldier in the information war, preparing the population for martial law. >

This, along with Solovyov's recent comments, is just the opening in a PR campaign to get the Russian populace into a place where they can accept full mobilization and a move to a total war footing. >

Yes... Because misery loves company. >

This feels like a scripted thing so when they do call for the major mobilization it's not a shock >

The relatives of soldiers who criticised the government and war were banned from social media, so, yes, it's just the hardliners left who are allowed to speak freely.
It wouldn't surprise me if this was a plant group to pre-empt criticism from actual groups like it. >

Of course it is.
And it’s irresponsible of the journalists to just toss it out there word for word without context. >

If they provided context then everybody would complain about biased editorial policy.  Press is damned if they do and damned if they don’t. >

Then they should do it right and be damned in their integrity at least. >

Well said. >

So basically another round of mobilization is coming….
But this time the Russian government can officially say “see the people want it!”
PS this is how Russian internal propaganda works… >

Isn't it a wonderful coincidence that the "widows" are calling for a military just when Ukraine's Minister of Defense Reznikov said Russia will start a second wave of mobilization?
Or wait, maybe it's not about widows at all. >

No. It was ‘windows of Russia’. They have killed more Russians than Ukrainian soldiers ever will. >

Vista? >

Either Vista or 8.1, they both claimed plenty of lives >

Fear the BSOD! >

Blue Screen of Defenestration???