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Andrey Gurulyov, a leading ally of Vladimir Putin, has bizarrely defended footage of Russians showing up their military mobilisation drunk. Clips shared in the past week on social media have seen newly-mobilised Russians brawl with each other or stagger drunk onto airport tarmacs. Mr Gurulyov refused to condemn the footage and instead insisted that Russian soldiers recruited into the military are “never” sober.
Mr Gurulyov, who is a State Duma deputy, formerly served as deputy commander of the Southern Military District.
Speaking on the Russian state-media channel Russia-1, he said: “Naturally they’re all a bit tipsy, to put it mildly.
“Then some say, ‘Can you imagine, they arrived drunk!’ I say, ‘Listen, oh please, come on.’
“I’ve seen how they recruited in Chechnya 1 and 2, how we called in reservists to training camps.”
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Mr Gurulyov added: “Never in my life have I seen any sober people there.
“It’s the truth, that’s how it’s always been in our country.”
This sparked some laughter from the panellists and audience on the politics programme.
The Russian MP continued: “You just have to maintain order, but they’re just shying away from them.
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