The fifth State Duma deputy asked for a special operation

State Duma deputy from the “United Russia” Oleg Kolesnikov filed an application to be sent to the zone of the military operation in Ukraine. He stated that he “must do his duty.”

“I served in the Soviet army in Poland. He was the commander of a self-propelled artillery gun. He graduated with the rank of foreman, now he is a major in the reserve, ”said the 54-year-old deputy, who is quoted by press office parties.

State Duma deputy head of the Union of Donbass Volunteers Alexander Borodai also said that he was ready to go to serve if he received a summons. He claims that he “mobilized at the very beginning” of the military operation. “Out of seven months, I spent most of the time at the front,” he said.

Earlier send them to the zone of military operation asked four more State Duma deputies: Dmitry Khubezov, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Health Protection, Dmitry Sablin, Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Defense, Vitaly Milonov, Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Family, Women and Children, and Sergei Sokol, Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Economic Policy. Also report filed Andrey Panferov, First Vice Speaker of the Novosibirsk Legislative Assembly (all from United Russia). Their applications should be considered by the Ministry of Defense.

Since September 21 in Russia by decree of Vladimir Putin announced partial mobilization. Speaker of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin spokethat the deputies were not booked from mobilization, and urged them to “help with their participation”. United Russia Dmitry Vyatkin claimsthat it would be “the easiest decision” for parliamentarians to go to war, however, according to him, MPs cannot do this, because they are obliged to “convey the importance of the situation” to people.

Read what Russian politicians say about mobilization in compilation “b”.

Laura Keffer