PMC advertised on city streets in Rostov Region

In Novocherkassk, leaflets calling for joining a private military company (PMC) were found near higher education institutions, the local branch of the “Yabloko” Party reported. According to local residents, similar advertisement is placed on the streets of Rostov-on-Don and Bataysk.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on September 15, the head of Chechnya stated that Russian governors should proactively announce self-mobilization in their regions in order to form detachments and send them to Ukraine. On September 17, Sergey Melikov, the leader of Dagestan, announced that he agreed with the heads of the regions concerning the need for additional measures to support the special military operation in Ukraine. The Ramzan Kadyrov’s initiative on self-mobilization was supported by the governors of several other regions.

In Novocherkassk, leaflets calling for joining a private military company were found, said the spokesperson of the Novocherkassk branch of the “Yabloko” Party. According to him, the advertisements are pasted on Moskovskaya Street and next to several higher education institutions. “This fact raises big questions. Is such agitation authorized by the city administration?” asked the spokesperson of the Novocherkassk branch of the “Yabloko” Party as quoted by the “Kavkaz.Realii”* on the evening of September 18.

According to the local residents, the banners with similar advertisements also appeared in Rostov-on-Don and Bataysk, the “Kavkaz.Realii”* reports.

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This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on September 19, 2022 at 08:19 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.