A man opened fire on Monday at a Russian army recruitment center in Siberia, seriously wounding a soldier who worked there, an official said, amid partial mobilization to fight in Ukraine.
“Military Commissar Alexander Eliseyev is in intensive care, in a very serious condition… The shooter was immediately arrested. He will be punished!” Igor Kobzev, governor of the Irkutsk region, said on Telegram.
He said the shooting took place at the military recruitment center in Oust-Ilimsk, an industrial city located in the heart of Siberia, 600 kilometers north of Irkutsk.
A 25-year-old suspect
In a statement, the Russian Investigative Committee said the suspect was a 25-year-old resident of this city.
“I am ashamed that something like this is happening at a time when, on the contrary, we should be united, and not fight each other, but against real threats,” the governor added.
The suspect’s mother told the independent Russian outlet ASTRA that her son was “very upset” that his best friend had received a call notice from the old woman.
In recent days, demonstrations have multiplied in several disadvantaged regions against the partial mobilization ordered on September 21 by Vladimir Putin.
According to the NGO OVD-Info, more than 2,300 people have been arrested since this announcement during actions against the military mobilization. Large outflows of Russians to neighboring countries have also been reported.
Source: BFM TV
