On the main page of the website of the St. Petersburg Psychoneurological Dispensary No. 2, an advertisement for the volunteer battalions «Kronstadt», «Neva» and «Pavlovsk» appeared. Journalist Andrey Zakharov drew attention to this.
According to the announcement of the recruitment of volunteers in nominal units, adults from St. Petersburg are invited to conclude a contract. They are promised lump-sum payments, compensation for housing and communal services, the right to receive the status of a combat veteran and enter universities out of competition.
The advertising banner is embedded in information about the working hours of PND No. weapons.
Screenshot of IPA website #2
Since the beginning of summer, at least 25 regions have begun to create «nominal» battalions from local residents. Mediazona spoke in detail about how they are advertised by local authorities, and about the difficulties of recruiting people, despite the promised payments. It also became known about cases of recruitment of prisoners to Wagner PMCs.
Regional PR troops. What do we know about the «nominal» battalions recruited in Russia