The regions are trying to attract men to participate in the war against Ukraine.
The Russian regions have united around the appeal of the leader of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov in the field of “motoring”.
The analysts of the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
The “auto” was launched locally to add further strength to the Russian occupiers.
On September 16, the Vladivostok Mayor’s Office confirmed that the city administration is sending letters to men between the ages of 25 and 63 who have experience in military and reserve service, as well as those who are registered with the police station. local military in Vladivostok. They are invited to join the BARS (the Country’s Combat Army Reserve) or the so-called “Tiger” volunteer units (marines).
The mayor’s office stressed that “each recipient makes his own decision”. At the same time, analysts note that recruiters are trying to confuse the men by making them think they have been formally and legally enlisted. In fact, the letters are just an invitation to discuss volunteering.
Analysts say the statement from the Vladivostok mayor’s office indicates that the Russian municipal leadership may be under pressure from federal authorities to create “volunteer battalions”.
Kadyrov’s idea of ”motoring” was also supported by other regions. In particular, the governor of the Kirov region, Alexander Sokolov, announced that Kirov had formed his second volunteer battalion called “Shironin” and claimed that the “Vyatka” regional volunteer battalion was already fighting in Ukraine.
On September 16, the so-called “head” of occupied Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, announced that Crimea would step up work on the recruitment of volunteers. According to him, large unknown banking institutions would have joined the financing of volunteer battalions with the necessary modern equipment.
The governor of the Magadan region, Sergei Nosov, announced financial support for “self-mobilization” and called on all regions to join.
The leaders of the Voronezh, Chuvash and Bashkir regions also declared support for “motoring” and that around 1,000 volunteers from each of their regions were already involved before the war in Ukraine.
Kemerovo governor Sergei Tsivilev promised financial support to volunteer battalions and said that many Kemerovo residents were already fighting in the Russian army.
On September 16, the “motoring” ideologue Kadyrov announced that the Chechen battalions “Akhmat”, “East” and “West” had been transferred to Donbass. According to him, another “Akhmat-1” detachment of 2,000 people “armed to the teeth” was created.
He announced the creation of new units and added that his new unit would fire “at Ukrainian and Western personnel in Ukraine”, but did not specify whether the unit had already been deployed.
