Where is Penza (Russia) located ?
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27/08/26 [Meduza] > Penza police call reports of forced recruitment raids ‘false’ but concede some men may have posed as officers : Residents of the Penza region are “increasingly standing up for lawbreakers” and preventing police officers from detaining them, the Interior Ministry’s regional department said. These incidents come ...
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25/08/26 [Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty] > Aggressive Recruiters Are Rounding Up Russians To Fight In Ukraine. In One Town, They're Pushing Back : Volunteers in the Penza region town of Bashmakovo have formed patrols to prevent military recruiters from taking local men to fight in Ukraine, an unusual grassroots response to the Russian state’s in ...
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30/07/26 [Meduza] > Residents of Russia’s Penza region say people in plainclothes are trying to abduct men and force them into military service : Roundups targeting men of conscription age are continuing in the Penza region, now carried out by plainclothes individuals connected to local authorities, the independent Russian investigative outlet ...
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21/06/26 [Yahoo] > Police in Russia's Penza threaten punishment for spreading reports about mass round-ups of men for conscription : Police in the Russian city of Penza have warned that anyone spreading "fake reports" about men being detained and forced to enlist in the war against Ukraine will be penalised. Source: Meduza, a ...
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19/06/26 [The Moscow Times] > Penza Authorities Forcibly Mobilizing Men Into Military – Reports : Russian security forces and military enlistment officers are carrying out coordinated street raids across the Penza region to force local men into signing military contracts to fight in the war ...
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22/01/26 [Yahoo] > Ukraine strikes oil depot in Russia's Penza Oblast, other military sites, General Staff confirms : Ukraine struck an oil depot in Russia's Penza Oblast and several other Russian military facilities on Jan. 23, Ukraine's General Staff confirmed. Penza Oblast Governor Oleg Melnichenko reported ...
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04/12/12 [RBTH] > Penza - one of Russia’s most historic and fascinating cities : The hometown of Mikhail Lermontov is a cultural treasure-trove and has a moderate climate, making it a pleasant place to visit even in the winters. Penza could probably be called one of Russia’s most ...