'Putin's sent our boys to a meat grinder' - Russian mums and widows slam Russian despot
dailystar.co.ukUkraine as Vladimir Putin insists that "all is going to plan". The grieving widows, mothers, and sisters of Russian soldiers killed as a result of the conflict have slammed Putin for tearing their families apart.
Mum Anastasia Banschikova, who lives in Orenburg in central Russia with her three-year-old daughter, blasted the war stating ‘this is not our war, we did not start it.
This is the "authorities’ war".The young mum was told her 21-year-old husband Viktor had been killed while fighting in Ukraine.
During an interview with the Telegraph, Mrs Banschikova said: “I am so afraid right now. I understand that our boys there do not want this war. “They thought they were going on regular exercises but ended up in a meat grinder.“I want it to just end it as soon as possible, peacefully, with as few casualties as possible.”Mrs Banschikova’s days are now focused on caring for her daughter and supporting other widows - but she said her future looks bleak.“My husband’s best friend died yesterday.
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