Occupiers are enlisting new recruits into the 328th and 77th regiments
In Donetsk, occupation forces are employing a new forced recruitment scheme, taking advantage of civilians in a state of alcohol intoxication. Men are being abducted and coerced into signing military contracts to compensate for battlefield personnel losses. This is reported by the portal PromPolitInform, citing the Telegram channel of ATESH.
Recruiters operating in the occupied territory deliberately target individuals found in a state of severe intoxication in bars and on city streets. Once these individuals are taken to enlistment offices, they face psychological and physical pressure to sign military service documents.
Deploying forced recruits in assaults
The first groups of individuals conscripted in this manner have already been identified within the 328th Guards Air Assault Regiment. These units are currently engaged in hostilities on the Zaporizhzhia axis.
Additionally, the 77th Separate Motorized Rifle Regiment, deployed in the Donetsk region, has received reinforcements using this same method. The Russian military command utilizes these recruits as a tool to quickly fill gaps caused by the heavy losses sustained during assault operations.
Preparations for large-scale mobilization
According to available information, forced contract signing has become systemic due to the failure of traditional propaganda and financial incentives. Enlistment offices and occupation administrations increasingly rely on outright deception and the abduction of people for frontline needs.
Analysts note that these actions are taking place against the backdrop of preparations for a large-scale mobilization campaign in September. Estimates suggest the regime is preparing to conscript up to 600,000 people to continue the aggression against Ukraine.
Illustrative photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg / CC BY 4.0
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