The information about the involvement of residents from temporarily occupied regions of Ukraine in the Russian army is provided by spokesman for the Southern Defense Forces, Vladislav Voloshin. He noted that among the new recruits in one of the units of the Russian Airborne Forces, about 50 mobilized individuals were found, most of whom are residents of the occupied areas of Luhansk region.
Earlier, the Russian higher military-political leadership publicly stated that residents of the temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories would not be drafted into the Russian army. However, the reality shows the opposite. 'Although the Russian higher military-political leadership has always claimed that residents of the occupied territories would not be involved in the Russian army, they are now mobilizing men and sending them to fight against Ukraine, particularly in the southern directions, to Kherson region,' emphasized Voloshin.
According to the spokesman for the Southern Defense Forces, the Russian army is involving residents of temporarily occupied regions of Ukraine into its ranks. This calls into question the official position of Moscow, which previously asserted that such mobilization is not taking place. Such actions by the Russian military could deepen the conflict in eastern Ukraine and escalate tensions in the region.