MOSCOW — Moscow police detained more than 200 people, many of them minors, on the evening of Nov. 7 in a raid near the Kitay-Gorod metro station, according to local Telegram channels, the Kyiv Independent reported. Moscow’s police directorate called it a “preventative measure” against drug and alcohol use in the city center.
What detainees claimed
Detainees told the Telegram channel Ostorozhno, Novosti that those over 18 were “persistently” urged to sign contracts with Russia’s Defense Ministry, the Kyiv Independent reported. Other reports said police beat detainees and smashed phones, and some people said they were served draft notices at the Tagansky police station. These accounts are unconfirmed and come from Telegram channels and detainees.
Official account
At least 17 teenagers received administrative citations for drinking in public and disobeying police, the report said.
Context
Conscripts ages 18 to 30 serve 12 months, and there have been reports of people being pressured to sign contracts to fight in Ukraine, according to the Kyiv Independent.
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