Dozens Detained in Moscow as Wives of Russian Soldiers Protest

The wife of a mobilized Russian serviceman joins with other wives to demand the return of their husbands from Ukraine front, in Moscow, Feb. 3, 2024. Women demanding the return of their husbands who joined the Russian armed forces involved in a military campaign in Ukraine, stand surrounded by police during a gathering in central Moscow, Feb. 3, 2024.

More than two dozen people, mostly journalists, were detained Saturday at a protest in central Moscow, as wives and other relatives of Russian servicemen mobilized to fight in Ukraine called for their return, according to independent Russian news reports.