Police officers detain a woman in Moscow on September 21, 2022, following calls to protest against partial mobilisation announced by President Vladimir Putin. President Vladimir Putin called up Russian military reservists on September 21, saying his promise to use all military means in Ukraine was "no bluff," and hinting that Moscow was prepared to use nuclear weapons. His mobilisation call comes as Moscow-held regions of Ukraine prepare to hold annexation referendums this week, dramatically upping the stakes in the seven-month conflict by allowing Moscow to accuse Ukraine of attacking Russian territory. (Photo by Alexander Nemenov/AFP Photo)





Police officers detain a man in Moscow on September 21, 2022, following calls to protest against partial mobilisation announced by President Vladimir Putin. (Photo by Alexander Nemenov/AFP Photo)





Russian policemen detain a person taking part in an unauthorized protest against Russia's partial military mobilization due to the conflict in Ukraine, in downtown Moscow, Russia on 24 September 2022. Russian President Putin announced in a televised address to the nation on 21 September, that he signed a decree on partial mobilization in the Russian Federation. Russian citizens who are in the reserve will be called up for military service. On 24 February 2022 Russian troops entered the Ukrainian territory in what the Russian president declared a “Special Military Operation”, starting an armed conflict that has provoked destruction and a humanitarian crisis. (Photo by Maxim Shipenkov/EPA/EFE)





The honor guard escorts the coffin of Alexei Nogin, who was killed in combat in Ukraine, during a mourning ceremony, in Volgograd, Russia, Saturday, September 24, 2022. Nogin was posthumously awarded with the Hero of Russia medal for fighting in Ukraine. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)





Police officers detain a demonstrator during a protest against a partial mobilization in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, September 24, 2022. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)





A Russian recruit hugs his mother at a military recruitment center in Volgograd, Russia, Saturday, September 24, 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered a partial mobilization of reservists to beef up his forces in Ukraine. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)





A relative attends a mourning ceremony for Alexei Nogin, who was killed in combat in Ukraine, in Volgograd, Russia, Saturday, September 24, 2022. Nogin was posthumously awarded with the Hero of Russia medal for fighting in Ukraine. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)





Police officers detain a demonstrator during a protest against a partial mobilization in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, September 24, 2022. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)





A Russian Orthodox priest blesses a group of recruits at a military recruitment center in Volgograd, Russia, Saturday, September 24, 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered a partial mobilization of reservists to beef up his forces in Ukraine. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)





Russian policemen detain a demonstrator protesting against mobilization in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, September 24, 2022. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)





Russian recruits sit inside a bus near a military recruitment center in Volgograd, Russia, Saturday, September 24, 2022. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)





Russian policemen detain a demonstrator protesting against mobilization in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, September 24, 2022. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)





A Russian officer checks the temperature of recruits as they lineup to be registered at a military recruitment center in Volgograd, Russia, Saturday, September 24, 2022. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)





People bid farewell to reservists drafted during the partial mobilisation in the Siberian settlement of Bolsherechye in the Omsk region, Russia on September 25, 2022. (Photo by Alexey Malgavko/Reuters)





A woman bids farewell to a reservist drafted during the partial mobilisation in the Siberian settlement of Bolsherechye in the Omsk region, Russia on September 25, 2022. (Photo by Alexey Malgavko/Reuters)





A woman says goodbye to a reservist drafted during partial mobilisation, before his departure for a military base, in the city of Bataysk, in the Rostov region, Russia on September 26, 2022. (Photo by Sergey Pivovarov/Reuters)





A woman bids farewell to a reservist drafted during the partial mobilisation in the Siberian settlement of Bolsherechye in the Omsk region, Russia on September 25, 2022. (Photo by Alexey Malgavko/Reuters)





A reservist drafted during partial mobilisation says goodbye to his relatives as he departs for a military base, in the city of Bataysk, in the Rostov region, Russia on September 26, 2022. (Photo by Sergey Pivovarov/Reuters)





People bid farewell to reservists drafted during the partial mobilisation outside a recruitment office in the Siberian town of Tara in the Omsk region, Russia on September 26, 2022. (Photo by Alexey Malgavko/Reuters)





An Orthodox priest conducts a service for reservists drafted during partial mobilisation, before their departure for military bases, in the city of Bataysk in the Rostov region, Russia on September 26, 2022. (Photo by Sergey Pivovarov/Reuters)