Putin’s officers were allegedly rounding up men (Image: Getty/X)
Shocking footage appears to show Russians being rounded up in a nightclub to be
Shared by Igor Sushko on X, the footage shows young Russians being told to sit down in a nightclub where the music appears to have been turned off.
A police officer is seen walking around the room, seemingly looking for young men.
Mr Sushko said: “Putin regime enforcers raided three largest Moscow nightclubs on Friday night — Simachev, Mutabor/ARMA, and Mono.
“Many men were taken to the military conscription offices. Women eventually released after their passports were photographed. Raids with police K9s lasted for hours.”
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?????? Russia: Putin regime enforcers raided 3 largest Moscow nightclubs on Friday night —Simachev, Mutabor/ARMA and Mono.Many men taken to the military conscription offices. Women eventually released after their passports were photographed.Raids with police K9s lasted for hours.
— Igor Sushko (@igorsushko)
The footage emerges after lost more than 2,000 men in a single day of fighting this week according to Kyiv’s figures.
is losing a lot of men but is also making rapid gains in the east of , according to reports.
claims that has suffered around 700,000 casualties since the start of the war.
claims that has suffered 700,000 “irrecoverable losses”, but the Wall Street Journal reports that Ukrainian has suffered at 80,000 deaths with 400,000 wounded.
Last month, images also emerged of Ukrainian conscription officers taking young men out of nightclubs.
Under ’s martial laws, men between 25 and 60 are eligible for conscription and those aged between 18 and 60 are not allowed to leave the country.
Russia lost 2,000 soldiers in one day this week (Image: Getty)
In April, reduced its mobilisation age from 27 to 25 due to a shortage of fighters.
Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky made a major statement this week, occupied by to secure a peace deal.
He added, however, that such a deal would involve joining NATO.
Mr Zelensky told Sky News: “If we want to stop the hot stage of the war, we should take under [the] NATO umbrella the territory of that we have under our control.
“That’s what we need to do fast, and then can get back the other part of its territory diplomatically.”