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Russia: New protests from mobilized flare up

Russia: New protests from mobilized flare up

The mobilization in Russia continues as disastrously as it began. No water, no food, no firewood – catastrophic conditions have now led to an uprising of mobilized soldiers in Kazan.

“Ass fucker, ass fucker, ass fucker!” This call resounded in chorus last Friday evening across the grounds of the central assembly points for mobilized people in . Thousands of newly recruited soldiers taunted their officer, who had come to calm the angry crowd. Rusty machine guns, starvation, lack of water and firewood: catastrophic conditions in the military camp sparked the angry protests, local media reports unanimously.

Die and Astra released several video recordings showing the uprising of the mobilized soldiers. “Take off your badges,” the angry crowd demanded of the man they dubbed Colonel.

“Where is the dry firewood?” someone asked the protesters. Another recruit urged the officer to at least provide washing machines. Then the mobilized would happily “sit in the mud every day from morning to night,” someone scoffed.

The officer finally had to leave the field helplessly – amid abusive shouts and insults.

Russian authorities want the protests calmed down

The following day, the Russian authorities announced that all the problems faced by the mobilized had been resolved. Major General Kirill Kulakov was there twice to speak to the mobilized, the The Deputy Prime Minister of Tatarstan, Rustam Nigmatullin, also traveled to the talks last Saturday morning.

“As it turned out, the problem with damp firewood arose due to the recent rains and sleet: the top rows of woodpiles got wet,” officials said of what was happening at the military compound. “New dry firewood was brought to the collection point. In addition, from Monday fuel briquettes will be transported to the collection point, which will be delivered at the expense of the republic.” In addition, sockets for charging phones have been organized in separate tents. Those mobilized had complained that they didn’t even have access to power outlets.

“At the moment, all the soldiers’ problems have been solved, the demands have been withdrawn. The regiment continues to work according to the daily schedule and the battle coordination plan,” the authorities said. So far, however, no independent source has been able to confirm whether the protests have actually broken up.

Protests by mobilized in Russia

Just last week, mobilized soldiers mutinied in the . The most important reason for their displeasure: the lack of payments that had been promised to them. After their uprising, the recruits are said to have been given boots and sleeping bags – to calm them down for the time being. Read more about this here:

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Source: Stern

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