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Putin, as War Casualties Mount, Faces a New Foe at Home: Wives and Mothers of Soldiers Stuck at the Front

For the next six weeks, until Russia’s presidential election, the wives and mothers of soldiers are Russia’s political untouchables.

AP/Alexander Zemlianichenko
Maria Andreyeva speaks during a meeting of soldiers' wives at Moscow, January 11, 2024. AP/Alexander Zemlianichenko