MOSCOW: The Russian military has launched a video campaign to lure more professional soldiers to fight in Ukraine which challenges those interested to show they are 'a real man' and swap what it casts as hum-drum civilian life for the battlefield. The ad, set to stirring music, follows a report from Britis
The ad, which invites men to sign a contract with the Russian Defence Ministry for a salary starting at 204,000 roubles a month, shows a man in supermarket dressed in military uniform holding a heavy machine gun. He is then shown in the uniform of a security guard with the question:Next in the video, a man is walking through the fog with other soldiers on what looks like a battlefield. He is then shown as a gym instructor helping a client lift weights.
"Is this really where your strength lies?" the video asks, before cutting to a taxi driver taking a client's fare who then transforms into a soldier on the battlefield.
Posters seeking professional soldiers have sprung up in the Russian capital in recent weeks declaring that"Our Profession is to defend the Motherland". The posters, which say the army is looking for gunners, sappers, military medics, drivers and tank commanders, promise potential recruits"respect, an honourable profession and decent pay".
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