Russian anti-draft protesters being ordered to enlist, rights group says

FILE PHOTO: Russian law enforcement officers detain a person during a gathering, after opposition activists called for street protests against the mobilisation of reservists ordered by President Vladimir Putin, in Saint Petersburg, Russia September 21, 2022. REUTERS/REUTERS PHOTOGRAPHER

LONDON/GDANSK, Poland (Reuters) - Some Russians detained while protesting against President Vladimir Putin's partial mobilisation have been handed draft papers while in custody, the OVD-Info rights group said on Thursday.

Since Putin on Wednesday announced the first large-scale mobilisation in Russia since World War Two, flights to leave the country have sold out and protests have been held - and swiftly broken up by police - in cities across Russia.