Bob isn’t listening.

Whitney and Reiss offer their support.

As the second anniversary of the Ukraine conflict looms, the female relatives of Russia’s mobilised men are becoming more and more outspoken in calling for their loved ones to come home, with their pickets and impassioned appeals gaining traction on social media. Their activism, despite being largely ignored by state media, remains a sensitive issue for the Kremlin, which is keen to project an image of national unity around President Vladimir Putin ahead of his inevitable re-election in a vote this March.

A boost for the Red Devils.

The 38-year-old turned up at a police station in the early hours of this morning claiming he had harmed a woman.

Does calling it a crime trivialise assault in reality?