The Penza military commissar stated that panic among the city's residents is being spread by citizens receiving salaries from the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Head of the Penza military commissariat Andrey Surkov He spoke at a press conference and called numerous reports about yesterday's mass raids, during which men were allegedly detained and forced to sign contracts with the Ministry of Defense, lies.
According to him, the real purpose of the raid was to find citizens evading conscription or military registration, as well as those who had left their place of service without permission.
Surkov emphasized that such raids take place every month and that people sign military contracts entirely voluntarily.
"For five years, the Penza Region has been fulfilling, is fulfilling, and will continue to fulfill its selection plan. Based on the annual percentage of completion, we are keeping pace with the times," quote his local journalists.
Surkov also suggested that the spread of fake information and panic may be carried out by people receiving salaries from the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Earlier, the military commissar, in a conversation with a Mediazona correspondent call A "staged" video shows women blocking a minibus at the Penza military registration and enlistment office and attempting to rescue their men, who allegedly voluntarily signed contracts.
"If you watched the video carefully, you'll see the guys who were sent there, they're sitting there and smiling at this comedy you were putting on there," Surkov told Mediazona and accused “foreign agent media” of inciting panic.
Meanwhile, in the human rights project “Go to the forest” continue to appeal Residents of the Penza region whose relatives were drafted into the war (these stories occurred long before yesterday's events). Specifically, people report police picking up intoxicated men from the street and asking them to sign a report that turns out to be a contract.
There is still no evidence that arrests were made during yesterday's raids in Penza.
Photo: Penza-Press
