I’ve seen Ukraine supporters claiming the Russia is conscripting anti-war protesters. The only sources I’ve seen for this are western, and the statement on the partial mobilization clarifies that it’s a mobilization strictly of already enlisted military personnel.
I highly doubt it’s true, but if anyone has sources or knows more about this I’d like to better understand it.
I can’t imagine you’d want such people to be conscripted because they wouldn’t be very cooperative. Unless it was some kind of execution by proxy? That sounds a bit silly even if it was true.
it would only be “execution by proxy” if Ukraine’s soldiers refuse to accept surrender. Because, realistically, anti-war protesters would more likely surrender and defect than actually fight.