The military prosecutor's office checked the appeal of those mobilized from Tuva, who complained about the beatings by the "DPR" servicemen, and did not find confirmation of this information. Andrey Voronkin, assistant military prosecutor of the United Group of Forces, told RBC about this.
“The facts of causing harm to the health of military personnel have not been established,” he said in a message sent in response to a request from the publication.
In early February, a video message from mobilized people from Tuva appeared on the Telegram channel "Asians of Russia", who said that they were beaten and intimidated by the military from the "DPR", and also shot at them. According to the mobilized, they were not even assigned to a military unit, officially they are not listed anywhere. The report also said that the victims managed to record the abuse on the phone.
The governor of Tuva, Vladislav Khovalyg, reacted to the publication of the video, calling what was happening “an outrageous incident that discredits the position of the mobilized.” He promised to send his representatives to the occupied territories of the Donetsk region for "direct investigation on the spot."
The vice-speaker of the State Duma, the ex-head of Tuva, Sholban Kara-ool, said in turn that he "interrupts his business trip in Siberia and flies out to clarify the circumstances." A few days later, he reported that he had met with the mobilized and that none of them had been seriously injured. “There is no such thing as someone being crippled. Now, after we talked, they understand that, first of all, there must be discipline based on subordination to commanders and respectful attitude of senior commanders to subordinates, ”Kara-ool said. At the same time, he acknowledged that some of the mobilized needed "medical care", and noted that the military prosecutor's office understands the details.
Complaints about mistreatment by representatives of the “DPR” were also received from those mobilized from Tatarstan and their relatives. In particular, the Tatarstanians from the 1231 regiment said that they were thrown into the assault without the appropriate weapons and any support, and also that humanitarian aid intended for the mobilized was taken away.
Mobilized from Yaroslavl complained about the lack of food, water and equipment, and that the leadership accused them of desertion for the retreat. Relatives of those mobilized from several regions said that after complaints about the “DPR” command, their loved ones were subjected to pressure, some stopped communicating.