The incident happened at a military commissariat in Ust-Ilimsk, a remote town in the Irkutsk region of Siberia.
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Posted on 09/26/2022 13:09 Updated on 09/26/2022 13:16
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A man opened fire at a Russian Army recruitment center on Monday, September 26, seriously injuring an officer working there. The drama comes at a time when protests are mounting in Russia against Vladimir Putin’s partial mobilization to fight in Ukraine.
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No information was given about the motive for the crime. The incident happened at a military commissariat in Oust-Ilimsk, a remote town in Siberia’s Irkutsk region, as the Kremlin is accused of prioritizing mobilization in poor and remote areas. The Russian investigative committee said the suspect, a 25-year-old resident, had been arrested. The victim is hospitalized in a very serious condition.
This incident comes as anger is growing in some parts of Russia over the partial mobilization ordered by the Kremlin on September 21. According to the NGO OVD-Info, more than 2,300 people have been arrested during protests since this announcement. Significant migrations of Russians to neighboring countries have also been reported.