Russia sends recruits from juvenile colonies to war: Exclusive footage
Illustrative pot: Russia’s mobilization methods reflect its desperation and moral degradation (Getty Images)
The Russian army has received reinforcements in the form of graduates from juvenile colonies. This indicates a desperate search for manpower to conduct the war of aggression against Ukraine and a complete lack of moral principles on the part of the Russian authorities, according to sources in the security services.
Putin is using children for 'meat assaults'
Recently, Ukrainian forces recorded the arrival of 48 new recruits to the ranks of the 9th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces (unit 71443). Most of them are young men who have just turned 18.
The cynicism of Putin’s regime is striking: these individuals, who essentially grew up in juvenile colonies, were being prepared to take part in combat against Ukraine long before reaching adulthood. As soon as they turned 18, they were immediately sent to the front lines.
Photo: a child in the ranks of the Russian army (RBC-Ukraine)
The use of such recruits in "meat assaults" clearly indicates that the Kremlin, following the example of Nazi Germany in the 20th century, does not hesitate to use children for its imperialist goals. Russia is desperately seeking manpower to continue the war without announcing an open mobilization.
'Plugging holes' on the front with homeless people and pensioners
The degradation of morals and the Kremlin’s despair are also confirmed by other recruitment methods.
In Russian cities — notably in Saransk (Mordovia) — the war is being used to recruit homeless people, those with addictions, and even pensioners.
Police officers and military enlistment officials carry out raids on drinking dens and places where these marginalized people gather. Potential conscripts are pressured into signing contracts with psychological coercion and promises of high pay, benefits, and even the provision of alcohol.
In some cases, alcohol is provided immediately before documents are signed. Such "volunteers," with virtually no training, are thrown to the front as "one‑time infantry" and a 'human shield" — sent toward Ukrainian positions to provoke fire and reveal the location of Ukrainian forces.
Double life of the 'elite': Corruption and hypocrisy of colonels
The cynicism and lack of moral principles in the Russian army are evident even at the highest levels.
Recently, a scandal erupted involving the family of Colonel Oleksandr Shipov, commander of the elite 83rd Separate Air Assault Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces. Publicly, he promotes traditional Orthodox values and fanatical patriotism.
It turned out that his eldest son, Mykhail Shipov, hides his orientation and earns money by providing intimate services to wealthy men.
Moreover, the colonel’s son voluntarily leaked secret information about his father to Ukrainian intelligence, who is widely complained about by his subordinates for systematically demanding bribes.
All these facts — the use of 18-year-old children, the recruitment of marginalized people as "human shields," and the hypocrisy of a corrupt high command — indicate that the leadership of the Russian army does not care about the life or honor of any Russian citizen.
While Russian colonels profit from corruption and their sons sell family secrets, children, brothers, and husbands of Russian citizens are sent to the slaughter for imperial ambitions that have already destroyed their lives and the lives of thousands of Russian families.
Russia recently passed a series of laws that effectively open the door to deploying Russian reservists in the occupied territories of Ukraine.
