On the evening of November 7 in Moscow, the police raided Kitty-Gorod. Young people were taken from bars, yards and near Gorka Park, where more than a dozen paddy wagons were parked. According to various sources, between 100 and 300 people, many of them school students, were taken to the wards. The Ministry of the Interior explained this as a measure to prevent alcohol consumption.
At least 17 people received reports of drinking. But departments handed out summonses to adults, including suspended students. One of the detainees said that boys over the age of 18 were constantly offered a contract for military service in the paddy wagon. No one else has confirmed it, but the rumor is already alive as fact. Business publications wrote only about the summons, while some foreign publications included contracts in the headlines.
The attack itself is not the first. Such tests have been taking place in central Moscow since at least the summer. What's new here is the scale and the fact that everyone knows about it.
There can be three explanations. The simplest is related to residents' complaints about noise and drunken boys. But it explains protocols and not agendas. The second explanation is related to a popular initiative. The local police and military registration and recruiting office needs numbers to report, and a hundred young men in one department provide them in the evening. No one thought that everyone has a camera phone in their pocket. The third explanation includes an order from above. It could be a test of how quickly the police can round up hundreds of people in one block, or a provocation by someone.
The company has no difference between the versions. Moscow has long been working as a showcase. No matter what happens around, the beer should be calm and comfortable; This is the main "everything is under control" signal. People perceive a drone attack as an attack from outside, and it actually brings people together. The paddy cart in the bar is seen as hit by one of their own, and he pushes it. The video from the phone spreads overnight to hundreds of channels, and there is no one to refute it.
Moreover, the blow fell on the audience for which the state fights most actively. Today's 15-17 year olds will vote for the first time in the presidential elections in 2030. Grants, forums and youth movements are launched for them.