Protests scheduled for Moscow tomorrow

It is expected that upwards of 10,000 Russian soldiers will protest in Moscow tomorrow calling for the Minister for Defence to be sacked.

The protest has been organised in part by the Russian Paratroopers Union and will be supported by other military units. The 7th November is a public holiday in Russia which marks the October Revolution. It has also been alleged that a number of senior members of the Union have been the subject of assassination attempts by the Russian FSB. Two leading Union members including General Gregory Dubrov have died in recent weeks. Mr. Dubrov fell under a train in Moscow while Lt. Gen. B. Debashvil was found dead in his Moscow home. It has been suggested that these two men were murdered by the Kremlin after a plot to organise a military coup was discovered.

Following the deaths, the Union claimed that both men were murdered in FSB operations and stated that "the enemy [[FSB]] will be held responsible for his death."