Monday, September 26, 2022

From Russia, with lunacy: Draft Problems, A Race to the Border, A School Shooting, and Snowden gets his citizenship

 Russia Admits to Draft Problems as Anger Flares Into Violence

The Kremlin’s spokesman tried to shift blame for errors in the call-up to regional agencies on Monday, the same day a gunman attacked a draft office in Siberia.

A recruitment officer was wounded in the latest attack on a Russian draft office. 

Russia’s Draft Sweeps Up Vulnerable Groups, Activists Say

Putin's chef, Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, acknowledges he is the founder of the Wagner mercenary group. 

At Least 15 Killed in School Shooting in Russia, Including Children

An unidentified gunman entered a school in the city of Izhevsk, killing four adults and 11 children, according to federal investigators.

Edward Snowden Is Granted Russian Citizenship