In Yakutsk, police dispersed a protest against mobilization, which was attended by several hundred women. Local authorities later called it an action in support of mobilization

In Yakutsk, hundreds of women took to Ordzhonikidze Square in the city center to protest against the mobilization.

According to the local press, the protesters performed the osuokhay folk round dance on the square, in the center of which were the policemen who were on the square. At the same time, the protesters chanted "No to genocide!" and "No to war!".

The law enforcement officers present at the scene first persuaded those gathered to disperse, and then began to detain people. The protesters reportedly resisted, preventing the police from taking the detainees onto the bus.

The exact number of detainees is not reported, but it is known that among them are not only women, but also several men who were present on the square.

Later, the local TV channel NVK Sakha, which is part of the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, called what happened on the square an action in support of mobilization, and the dance itself was “a woman’s blessing for the return of husbands and sons alive.” The action was also named in the official account on VKontakte of the Public Chamber of Yakutia.

Sources: Public Chamber of Yakutia , SakhaDay , NVK Sakha

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