The Ministry of Internal Affairs and the FSB recruit defendants in criminal cases to the war.

In Russia, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the FSB, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the Customs Service and the Federal Bailiff Service were instructed to offer suspects and defendants in criminal cases to conclude a contract with the Ministry of Attack and receive exemption from criminal liability in connection with conscription into the army reports state media Kommersant.

After the initiation of a criminal case, the accused is almost immediately offered an "army alternative." If the person agrees, then his data is sent to the nearest military registration and enlistment office. The main requirements are age from 18 to 65 years old and physical condition.

If the military registration and enlistment office agrees to conclude a contract with the person under investigation, his criminal prosecution is suspended, and completely terminated after the accused is awarded a state award, the end of hostilities and "loss of life or health."

Lawyer Alexander Pochuev noted that representatives of the departments are actively "actively fulfilling the recruitment directive. As a rule, this contingent replenishes the personnel of the Storm units."

The media regularly report on serious crimes, including murders and rapes, committed by those who returned from the war against Ukraine. Hundreds of such cases are already known. The resonance caused by them forced the Kremlin to instruct that controlled journalists not talk about such incidents.