Name: Gunman fires at draft office in Russia amid growing anger over Putin's mobilization
Uploaded: 2022-09-26T17:34:39+00:00
Duration: 1 min 59 s
Description: A gunman opened fire at a draft office in Russia’s Siberian region of Irkutsk on Monday amid a growing backlash against President Vladimir Putin’s chaotic efforts to mobilize more people to boost his

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A gunman opened fire at a draft office in Russia’s Siberian region of Irkutsk on Monday amid a growing backlash against President Vladimir Putin’s chaotic efforts to mobilize more people to boost his troops in Ukraine.

The man, whom officials have not identified, opened fire in the far-eastern city of Ust-Ilimsk, seriously injuring a recruiting officer, according to the region’s governor, Igor Kobzev. A video circulating online, confirmed by NBC News to have been shot in the draft office, showed people inside running for cover and screaming as the gunman fired.

The shooter has been taken into custody and an investigation has been launched, the Irkutsk division of Russia's top investigative body said in a release.

While authorities have not commented on the gunman’s possible motive, the incident highlights growing unease among the Russian public after Putin ordered a partial mobilization last week — an unpopular move that Kyiv and its Western allies have said shows his desperation to bolster his faltering military campaign in Ukraine.

It has led many to either flee the country or take to the streets in protest, resulting in more than 2,300 arrests to date, according to OVD-Info, a Russian independent protest monitoring group.

Meanwhile, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church has said that Russian soldiers who die in the war against Ukraine will be cleansed of their sins.

A Putin supporter, who has backed his invasion of Ukraine, Patriarch Kirill said dying on the battlefield can be seen as an act of “sacrifice.”

“We believe that this sacrifice washes away all the sins that a person has committed,” he said during a Sunday service.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/gunman-fires-russian-draft-office-anger-ukraine-mobilization-rcna49368

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/26/russia-man-shoots-commander-drafting-residents-for-war-in-ukraine

https://www.axios.com/2022/09/26/russia-draft-ukraine-recruitment-center-attack

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