Russia

Russian Region Sets Up Cats to Fend Off Rats on the Frontlines in Ukraine

.Russian volunteers are sending kitties to overcome off rodent attacks in the field of battle troughs during the nation's invasion of Ukraine, neighborhood media reported Monday." The soldiers grumbled to me that they're tormented by mice," volunteer Vladimir Malygin told the state-affiliated media channel Tatar Inform." Pet cats spared the Hermitage throughout the Great Patriotic Battle [The Second World War], so I assumed why certainly not send them pet cats," pointed out Malygin, that heads a military-patriotic club in Russia's state of Tatarstan.Communicating during a local 12-hour military employment telethon, Malygin displayed an orange residential pet cat called Ryzhik that he said was ready for implementation.Russian media underscored his reputation between "warm and comfortable, dear pussy-cats from Tatarstan for our boys" as well as apparently "man-eating" pet cats residing in Russian-occupied far eastern Ukraine." Cats coming from Donetsk are also felines, however regrettably they roam the areas where, as you know, there are numerous dead soldiers," Malygin mentioned, detailing the inspiration responsible for his initiative.Tatarstan, home to around 2 thousand Tatars, an ethnic minority of Turkic origin, gives a number of the nation's highest possible single settlements for new army employees at 1.5 million rubles ($ 17,000).Tatarstan's military recruitment project created headlines recently for promising 100,000-ruble ($ 1,100) bonus offers for those that enroll a friend or even family member.Besides the alleged "frontline pussy-cats," Tatarstan's telethon included well-liked Tatar musicians, soldiers, officials as well as volunteers.