you know what the people in regions like dagestan say? of course, regions which are not eth... dominated by non—ethnic russian people, they say "we, we are mobilised. "we are sent as cannon fodder to putin's war, "while the elites in moscow, their sons and daughters, "they don't get mobilised to fight." in fact, we saw a popular politics youtube video where a hoax call was made to the son of dmitry peskov, kremlin spokesman. nikolai peskov said, "oh, no, there's been a misunderstanding. "i won't be recruited. i'll deal with this "at a higher level." that's what happens in russia. you just described me two cases. we should understand that we have different people in our country, and, of course, not all people in dagestan are telling and thinking like you told me. most of them are going to the war and going to their... going to help our country to win. of course, it's. .. ..not a good conversation. and i don't want to hear something like that from press secretary... press secretary's son. it's bad words. and... but he is... do you think... do you think that... ..one of... hang

there were clashes in dagestan region with police. a human rights monitor says over 100 people were arrested. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy called for russians not to submit mobilization. >> we see the people, in particular in dagestan, begin to fight for their lives. we see that they are beginning to understand that this is a question of their lives. why should their husbands, brothers and sons day in this war, in a war that no one wants? in a war against our people, our lands? he does not send his children to war. reporter: trying to stop the exodus, pressure toughened penalties for voluntary surrender, and refusal to fight. with those who do that now facing up to 10 years in prison. but for many, the alternative is far more intimidating. phil: dw news nick connolly is in kyiv. he told me he would talk me through some of the ukrainian roof -- response to russia's military mobilization. nick: on social media there is a lot of interest and surprise at the lack of protests in russia. if you go beyond the northern caucasus reg

especially dagestan, this region has become a hotspot for the kremlin. and why they are resorting to this pr tactics of saying that some mistakes have been made and they are now corrected and only those of military experience will be sent to the forefront and when the ministry of defence is talking about military experience, they�*re actually saying something about the people who went to their conscription services years ago and has proudly shot a rifle a couple of times in their lives. it doesn�*t mean that the of real military experience and are ready for war. military experience and are ready forwar. many military experience and are ready for war. many of them does conduct their normal lives and cities working raising children and now, they�*re being sent to the front lines and so, now, the kremlin is trying to explain that everything is going according to plan and there�*s just some mistakes made by the office. . ~' , ., let�*s turn to iran. at least 76 protesters have been killed in a crackdown on anti—government demonstrations — trigg

this one is from dagestan. these are mothers who are confronting police officers. i mean, basically according to our translation, what they're saying is why are you taking our children, why did you attack, russia was not attacked, we attacked ukraine, they're telling the police officers, and then they're chanting, i think at some point, "no war." how significant is this? the fact that they're willing to confront police officers? and does this have any impact on the war? >> well, that's the question. i mean, will it have i impact? i think it's significant not only the fact that they are out protesting, but the fact that she said we invaded ukraine. i mean, that is totally contrary to what president putin and 24/7 propaganda is saying in russia. so it's very interesting that she feels that way, that that's her opinion. but i think, you know, remember that during the previous wars like in chechnya, i remember these women still exist, there's a soldiers' mothers committee. they are very brave women who got out there and sometimes would even go into the battlefield area

the governor of the republic of dagestan has moved to try to calm people down. saying, look, anybody who is drafted, illegally. somebody is too old, or all also children, or is never been serving the military. that will be sorted out. we're going to try and address that. because when someone examples of people in those situations, who have been drafted. but obviously, it's not too much of the stage two complete anger. there's also fair as well. look at those incredible images that you briefly show a moment ago. of the cars, gridlock, ten mile long queues. of people -- of cars and people trying desperately to get out of the country. these are mainly, young men. of fighting age. some of them with their families. who are trying to get out to the south of the country. to the former soviet republic of georgia. similar scenes to the west. with, you, know customs officials and finland to the west of russia. reporting that the traffic, out of russia, into finland has doubled in the past week. and so, we're seems extraordinary mix of anger on the streets, and fair as wel

this officer firing warning shots to disperse a crowd in the russian republic of dagestan. these videos now circulating online. here, women facing down police, insisting it was russia that attacked ukraine. crying no war. more than 2,000 arrested across 35 cities in recent days according to human rights activists. and a moment of rebellion -- a crowd overpowering an officer, setting a protestor free. tonight, an independent russian newspaper quoting a kremlin source, saying more than a quarter of a million men have left russia in the four days since putin announced the draft. quoting a kremlin source. tomorrow, neighboring georgia is closing its border to russian men of fighting age. with putin's back against the wall, the white house vowing to respond if russia resorts to nuclear weapons. >> we have communicated directly, privately to the russians, at very high levels, that there will be catastrophic consequences for russia if they use nuclear weapons in ukraine. >> reporter: president zelenskyy tonight saying he doesn't think putin's nuclear threat is a bluff, and appeali

in dagestan, in russia's south, a crowd pushing officers away. more than 2,000 arrested since the forced mobilization began. in st. petersburg, one protester beaten amids reports of the authorities rounding people up. many russians voting with their feet against putin's orders, trying to flee the country, as some european nations plan to restrict entry. this incredible drone video showing a massive line of vehicles at the border with georgia. reports of people waiting up to 50 hours to cross. you can even see the traffic jams from space. despite government denials the borders could close to some, russian media reporting more than 260,000 may have already crossed. andrei fled from st. petersburg, saying simply, "i don't want to fight for putin." and with putin threatening the use of tactical nuclear weapons, the biden administration now warning publicly and privately of "catastrophic consequences" if it does. >> they understand exactly what those consuees would be, and we are not going to lay that out in the public. >> reporter: putin's war in dee

dagestan is a very hard place to live, and well, the military was one of the jobs lots of male -- of men in this region were willing to take. and at the beginning of the war, they were happy to go to the war. but now they understood that it's not just some sort of adventure. and look at this women, they are so angry because finally they realized that the relatives, sons, fathers could be killed. and that is why it's so dangerous, because dagestan has been known for years, if not decades, as a very troubled place in russia. well see lots of terrorist attacks there, lots of things. >> absolutely. colonel, when you see the images that ben had in that town of the russian military equipment, this has happened throughout the war. but it seems now and obviously i'm going this off of pictures and reports. but it seems there has been an increase in the russian military equipment that has been destroyed or that the ukrainians have successfully taken from the battlefield. today a russian tank unit was wiped out in eastern ukraine. these are the images i'm showing right now. and then we're also

those breathtaking scenes in russia, particularly in dagestan, are a problem for the kremlin. putin's gamble of bringing in a military draft is still playing out and to us official claiming putin has had disagreements with his generals amid those battlefield losses here in ukraine. meanwhile russia is pushing ahead with what has been described as sham referenda in russian controlled areas of eastern ukraine aimed at formally annexing those areas, making them russian territory, which could allow the kremlin to claim russia itself is coming under attack from ukrainian and american weapons. ukraine's president zelensky says putin is making the move because he knows he's losing the war. it's seven months since russia occupied tried to occupy ukraine. but they couldn't and now he has to justify he has to take steps to justify it appears putin is at a safe distance from the protests . reports say he's less left moscow to his secret palace, his home halfway between moscow and st petersburg, rhiannon. alright i ajaccio. thank you for that. angry protests are also escalating across ira

wel first, so, in regard to the part of your question about the geography, all along, putin has been dagestan, chechnya, ethnic minorities. he has actually isolated — or insulated, rather — the citizens of moscow and saint petersburg from the war. somewhere, as couple of months ago somewhere i read that 11 casualties total between st petersburg and moscow. so, he is deliberately picking the parts of the country that he is targeting for the — you know, pressing people into service one way or another. in regard to which is more dangerous to him, that is a really good question. certainly, the nationalists have always been putting pressure on him, but they clearly put enough pressure on him that he decided he had to make this reservist call—up and he also had to declare he was going to annex the territories that they had seized since february 2a, plus the ones prior to that, so then donetsk oblast, and then putin added onto that his nuclear sabre—rattling. a clear statement aimed at national side of the statement and, of course, the call—up had the opposite effect when it comes to the

at least 17 of these offices have been targeted in recent days now in the russian republic of dagestan, an area that's had an extremely violent separatist insurgency against russian rule . people are seen taking to the streets and clashing with local elise. okay today is the final day of the stage referendum and occupied regions of ukraine. russia, looking to formally annexed several regions throughout ukraine through fake elections, the white house calling those elections a sham, and we stand with our partners around the world and rejecting whatever fabricated outcomes, russia announces. meanwhile russia's attack on ukraine continues. at least four people were injured from a russian strike inside a residential region of the donbass area. ukrainian officials say russians continue to use iranian drones to carry out strikes across the country. now there are fears once russia officially annexes these areas, possibly by the end of the week. putin can use that as an excuse to escalate attacks in ukraine. andrew alright, i thank you and flattery. putin has granted russian citizenship to edwa

question about the geography, all along, putin has been targeting people in the eastern parts of russia — dagestan, chechnya, ethnic minorities. he has actually isolated — or insulated, rather — the citizens of moscow and st petersburg from the war. somewhere, as couple of months ago somewhere i read that 11 casualties total between st petersburg and moscow. so, he is deliberately picking the parts of the country that he is targeting for the — you know, pressing people into service one way or another. the territories that they had seized since february 2a, and then putin added onto that his nuclear sabre—rattling. a clear statement aimed at national side of the statement and, of course, the call—up had the opposite effect when it comes to the russian people, as we have seen. but it remains to be seen whether the kremlin can manage it. clearly, they decided to take the risk because they had to do something about the nationalists and the people, indeed, living in donetsk and luhansk who were starting to panic about whether the russian government would stick with them. and yet, the prisoner

and this is the russian republic of dagestan. protests against mobilisation. a sign of the anger in russia's poorer regions, populated by ethnic minority groups, where many feel they are being called up at a disproportionate rate. meanwhile, vladimir putin was shown meeting the leader of belarus, alexander lukashenko, and demanding that the west respect russia. not a word about the protests. when the kremlin says, "your country needs you," some russians are happy to answer, president putin's call, but clearly many are not and in some parts of the country, mobilisation is sparking social unrest and undermining trust in the authorities. look at the queues leaving russia. this is the land border with georgia. many russian men of military age are trying to get out. but for their sons and husbands, a very different journey starts here. destination ukraine and the kremlin�*s war. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. meanwhile, also in russia a gunman has opened fire at a school, leaving at least 13 people dead including students. the shooting took place at �*schoo

and this is the russian republic of dagestan. protests against mobilisation. a sign of the anger in russia's poorer regions, populated by ethnic minority groups, where many feel they are being called up at a disproportionate rate. meanwhile, vladimir putin was shown meeting the leader of belarus, alexander lu kashenko, and demanding that the west respect russia. not a word about the protests. when the kremlin says, "your country needs you," some russians are happy to answer president putin's call, but clearly many are not and in some parts of the country, mobilisation is sparking social unrest and undermining trust in the authorities. look at the queues leaving russia. this is the land border with georgia. many russian men of military age are trying to get out. but for their sons and husbands, a very different journey starts here. destination ukraine, and the kremlin�*s war. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. will be hearing from our international correspondent orla guerin for what that war looks like for one city in particular in eastern ukraine. stay with

and this is the russian republic of dagestan. protests against mobilisation. a sign of the anger in russia's poorer regions, populated by ethnic minority groups and where many feel they have been called up at a disproportionate rate. when the kremlin says, your country needs you, some russians are happy to answer president putin's call. but clearly, many are not. and in some parts of the country, mobilisation is sparking social unrest and undermining trust in the authorities. look at the queues leaving russia. this is the land border with georgia. many russian men of military age are trying to get out. but for their sons and husbands, a very different journey starts here. destination, ukraine. and the kremlin�*s war. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. a gunman has attacked a school in central russia , in one of the country's deadliest mass shootings of recent years. officials say 15 people, including 11 children, have been killed. more than 20 others have been injured. the gunman who used to be a pupil at the school in izhevsk, is thought to have killed hims

and this is the russian republic of dagestan. protests against mobilisation. a sign of the anger in russia's poorer regions, populated by ethnic minority groups, where many feel they are being called up at a disproportionate rate. meanwhile, vladimir putin was shown meeting the leader of belarus, alexander lukashenko, and demanding that the west respect russia. not a word about the protests. when the kremlin says, "your country needs you," some russians are happy to answer, president putin's call, but clearly many are not and in some parts of the country, mobilisation is sparking social unrest and undermining trust in the authorities. look at the queues leaving russia. this is the land border with georgia. many russian men of military age are trying to get out. but for their sons and husbands, a very different journey starts here. destination ukraine and the kremlin's war. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. heavy fighting is continuing in ukraine's eastern donbas region, which russian forces have been trying to take for months but where ukrainian troops have b

demonstrators in russia's dagestan region have clashed with police, in the latest protests to break out against moscow's new "partial mobilisation". while large protests have taken place in major cities across russia in recent days, with more than 700 people being arrested on saturday alone, the images of dagestani demonstrators fighting with police marks a rare outbreak of violence against authorities. nina khrushcheva is a professor of international affairs at the new school in new york. she is currently in moscow writing a book. it's a pleasure to have you on the programme. for the benefit of our viewers, tell us about your family history so they get a sense of where you are coming from. can you hear us?— from. can you hear us? yes. i can. i from. can you hear us? yes. i can- ijust— from. can you hear us? yes. i can. i just wanted _ from. can you hear us? yes. i can. i just wanted to - from. can you hear us? yes. i can. ijust wanted to ask- from. can you hear us? yes. i can. i just wanted to ask you | can. i 'ust wanted to ask you to can. i just wanted to ask you to cive can. i j

for the second day in russia's dagestan region, people battled police officers while protesting in the streets. the biden administration is sending a clear threat to putin over his threat to use nuclear weapons in ukraine. officials warning that the consequences for russia would be, and i quote here, catastrophic. a lot to discuss with cnn national security analyst steve hall, the former cia chief of -- thanks for joining. let's start talking about these incredible images here. they show part of the reaction to poke putin's mobilization. traffic jams as people flee for the borders. explain what we're seeing here. >> you know, don, it's unprecedented and a lot of ways. protests in the streets, we see fairly routinely in russia. and moscow and st. petersburg, primarily the richest where there is more information, relatively speaking, then many russians have from their television sets. that's not unexpected to see those for the protests. but to see these lines at the border with georgia and finland, and to have basically all the plane tickets sold out to places where russians can travel t

. >> protesters clash with police in dagestan. hundreds of soldiers from the region have died in ukraine and opposition to mobilization is strong. but elsewhere in russia, protests and attacks on conscription centers underlie the growing anti-mobilization sentiment. the call up has been running everything but smoothly. president putin admitted mistakes have been made. >> many isss are emerging during the mobilization. it's necessary to fix all the mistakes and avoid making them again in regards to citizens who, for example, are eligible for deferment. it concerns fathers of many children or people suffering from chronic diseases or those who are above the draft age. >> the russian leadership says the draft is only a partial mobilization, only for men with previous army experience, but the exact amount of the new recruits has not been made public. opposition russian media estimate that as many as one million russians might have been called into the army. the mobilization has brought out many other challenges too. even those who are

protesters facing down the police in the russian republic of dagestan. police officers firing warning shots in the air attempting to disperse an angry rowd. women outraged their men are being drafted questioning the police what the war is for. [ crowd chanting ] the chaos in dagestan clear in these videos circulating online, and in st. petersburg, officers seen kicking a protester in the head. human rights activists saying more than 2,300 people have been arrested in 35 cities across russia in recent days. long lines at russia's border with georgia as huge numbers of russian men flee the country to avoid the draft. and with putin increasingly in a corner, the u.s. vowing to respond if russia uses nuclear weapons in ukraine. >> we have communicated directly, privately to the russians at very high levels that there will be catastrophic consequences for russia if they use nuclear weapons in ukraine. >> reporter: meanwhile, russia preparing to annex parts of ukraine which are occupied by its troops. staging referendum votes there. but ukrainians who fled tho

some of the most intense protests have been in the predominantly muslim region of dagestan, where at least 100 protesters have been arrested. there are also reports authorities are drafting ukrainian men living in areas occupied by russia to fight ukraine. at the united nations saturday, the chinese foreign minister wang yi called for peace talks to end the war in ukraine. >> china supports all efforts conduce to the peaceful resolution of the ukraine crisis. the present priority is to facilitate talks for people. the fundamental solution is to address the legitimate security concerns of all parties and build a balanced effective, sustainable security architecture. we call on all parties concerned to keep the crisis from spilling over and protect legitimate rights and interests of developing countries. amy: in other news from russia, a gunman opened fire at a school today killing at least 13 people, including seven children. the shooting occurred about 600 miles east of moscow. at least 97 asylum seekers have died after their boat sank off the coast of syria. the boat had left lebano

these are heartbreaking scenes from dagestan in southern russia where wives and mothers are hoping for a last glimpse of loved ones, wailing in despair. the kremlin says this is just a partial mobilization, but rights activists tell cnn ethnic minorities in remote regions of russia are being disproportionately called up, one way, perhaps, of hiding the impact. [ chanting ] across the entire country, though, an eruption of anger that putin's forced mobilizations have seen distraught protesters risking jail, even direct conscription to the ranks, people terrified, loved ones sent to kill or be killed in ukraine. "i've got two kids of conscription age, says this protester. i brought them up alone and don't want to lose them," she cries. and for what, asks her friends, so they can kill the sons of other mothers, she answers. there are growing concerns, too, the kremlin is violating its own pledge that only reservists with military experience will be called up. but men like this coal miner in siberia who recorded himself on the military bus taking him away, insists he's never served but was

these are heartbreaking scene from dagestan in southern russia where wives and mothers hoping for a last glimpse of loved ones are wailing in despair. the kremlin says this is just a partial mobilization, but rights act visits tell cnn ethnic minorities in remote regions of russia are being disproportionately called up. one way perhaps of hiding the impact. [ crowd chanting ] across the entire country, though, an eruption of anger at putin's forced mobilizations as distraught protesters are risking jail, even direct conscription into the ranks to speak out. people here are simply terrified of loved ones being sent to kill or be killed in ukraine. [ speaking non-english ] "i've got two kids of conscription age," says this person in moscow. "i brought them up alone and don't want to lose them" and for what, asks her friend so they can kill the sons of other mothers, she answers. there are growing concerns too the kremlin is violating its own pledge that only reservists with military experience will be called up. [ speaking non-english ] but men like artyung who recorded himself on the mili

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now in the russian republic of dagestan people taking to the streets to oppose the draft, clashing with local police. and this morning, the final day of the stage referenda in russian-occupied parts of ukraine. there are fears moscow will formally annex these regions declaring them part of russia, but the white house and others dismissing the kremlin's attempts to steal ukrainian land. >> we stand with our partners around the world in rejecting whatever fabricated outcomes russia announces. >> reporter: but there are concerns that if russia officially annexes these territories possibly by the end of this week, putin could then use it as an excuse to further escalate the war in ukraine. well, there have been reports in the russian media denied by the kremlin that russian authorities could try and prevent some people from leaving. there's certainly plenty of evidence to suggest people are being stopped and checked and in some cases not allowed to leave the country. george? >> ian, there's also news on edward snowden, the man who revealed national security secrets from the united states an

there have been angry protests in dagestan in the south. this weekend, long lines of cars were crossing the border into georgia. there�*s been a 60% increase in those crossing to finland. for the moment, the kremlin doesn�*t seem inclined to stop the young men who are leaving. "let the rats run," said russia�*s head of the election commission. "the ship will be ours, it is gaining strength and clearly moving towards its target." certainly there are more men being moved towards the target. how effective they will be is another question entirely. last night the ukrainian president said he thinks russia could use any available means, including nuclear weapons. translation: he wants| to scare the whole world. these are the first steps of his nuclear blackmail. i don�*t think he�*s bluffing. i think the world is deterring it and containing this threat. we need to keep putting pressure on him and not allow him to continue. in an interview this weekend, the us secretary of state said the white house has privately told the kremlin to dial