'I'm not really wanted anywhere else, let's face it.'
'There's a fighting spirit'
"A lot of people from Klin are going, really a lot," says Anya, whose husband wants to enlist voluntarily."There are long queues at the military enlistment office, but the guys are all in a good mood. Nobody is sad, there's a fighting spirit." At the Klin mobilisation centre, a small group of friends and relatives are taking selfies and waiting for their men to pass the medical checks and then, to say goodbye."I feel patriotism for my motherland, that's why I enlisted," says Andrey."Against fascism and Nazism, for our kids. I hope this is over as soon as possible because there should be peace. We are for peace.
Back in Klin's town centre, we're met with a degree of hostility. One man tells me it was the UK who declared war on Russia, that we should wait till the Russians are guests of ours."Sort out your own leadership, and then you can ask us questions," he says.
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