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'We Aren't Going to War': Draft Officer Shot Amid Russian Anger Over Conscription

• Common Dreams

The head of a military draft office in the Russian town of Ust-Ilimsk was being treated for injuries on Monday after being shot by a gunman who—like more than 1,000 people who have been arrested for protesting in recent days—was reportedly angry over President Vladimir Putin's recent military conscription announcement.

Reuters reported that the gunman, who was detained, identified himself as Ruslan Zinin, age 25.

According to The Moscow Times, Zinin was "very upset" that his best friend, who has no military experience, "received draft papers despite the authorities' pledge to recruit strictly experienced reservists."

The gunman entered the recruitment office in Irkutsk and said, "No one will go fight," according to Al Jazeera, before opening fire.

(Warning: the following video is disturbing.)


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