A 1,400-strong taskforce, made up of a quasi-militant group of Cossacks with strong ties to the establishment, has been implemented to crack down on draft dodgers in Moscow, according to Russian media.
According to the Russian news website Moscow24, the head of the Southeast District Cossack Organisation, Sergey Shishkin, has announced that Cossacks will be responsible for delivering army call up papers to people’s homes and will be publicly campaigning against draft dodging. As many as 1,400 could be made part of this initiative, according to reports.
Shishkin said that Cossacks have a long-standing partnership with the Russian military, and that …read more
Source: Newsweek
