A gunman opened fire at a conscription office in Russia today, September 26, to protest against enlistment in the Russia-Ukraine war, amid Vladimir Putin’s mobilisation.
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He critically wounded a recruitment officer at the enlistment centre in Siberia, the local governor confirmed.
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The incident occurred in the town of Ust-Ilimsk in Irkutsk.
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This comes as Russians across the country voiced their disapproval at being conscripted, with countless people fleeing across borders.
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Governor Igor Kobzev said in a message on Telegram: “In Ust-Ilimsk, a young man fired at the military registration and enlistment office.”
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Mr Kobzev said a military commissar had been wounded in the shooting and was in a critical condition in hospital.
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Update published on social media shows a man identifying himself to police officers as 25-year-old Ruslan Zinin.
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A separate Update of the shooting shows a man firing at least one shot inside the draft office and people fleeing for their lives.
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Others inside the building immediately ran away as the shooting took place.
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Reports suggest the local man shouted “no-one’s going to fight” before firing the shot gun.
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“We’re all going home now,” he is said to have added.
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A number of draft offices have been attacked since the Russian President declared a partial mobilisation last Wednesday.
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SEE videos from the scene below…
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Here’s the Update of the man opening fire in the military recruitment (#mobilization) office in Ust-Ilimsk, Irkutsk, #Russia. The head was reported to have died from his wounds, but other reports say he survived.
(Via @Andrew__Roth) pic.twitter.com/CrBigC5yec— ??Paula Chertok??? (@PaulaChertok) September 26, 2022
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#Russia A shooting was reported at a military recruitment office in the Irkutsk region. The head of the recruitment commission was wounded. It happened in the city of Ust-Ilimsk. This Update shows the aftermath. There is a Update of the actual shooting, too: a man shots from a gun pic.twitter.com/riH7zHwJcy
— Hanna Liubakova (@HannaLiubakova) September 26, 2022
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#Russia The man who reportedly shot inside a recruitment office in Ust-Ilimsk was detained. This is 25-year-old Ruslan Zinin. According to eyewitnesses, before shooting, he said, “Now we’re all going home.” pic.twitter.com/a9gl0najg2
— Hanna Liubakova (@HannaLiubakova) September 26, 2022