Even before the partial mobilization by President Putin, a member of the Duma received mail from the military: former world boxing champion Valuyev. He must report to the competent recruitment office. Will this lead to a front-line operation in Ukraine? In any case, Valuyev is patriotic.
Former world boxing champion and current Duma deputy Nikolai Valuyev received mail from the military. According to the Russian news agency TASS, Valuyev received a summons to the conscription office even before partial mobilization was ordered. According to the report, Valuyev said he would visit the military registration and draft office “after the plenary weeks.”
Valuyev published the summons on his Telegram channel. In the letter, he is asked to appear for military service in St. Petersburg on September 15. It is said to be about changes to its registration documents. However, the date has already passed. “I’ll be in the military registration and draft office after the plenary weeks,” said the parliamentarian, pretending to be patriotic: “If the fatherland calls, then I’ll go.” However, it remained unclear whether he meant a deployment in the Ukraine war.
The 2.13 meter tall Valujew was from December 2005 to April 2007 and from August 2008 to November 2009 WBA world champion. He has 53 professional fights and won 50, 34 of them by knockout. In his last fight, in November 2009, he lost his world title to David Haye on points. In 2011 he was elected as a member of the Russian State Duma – the following year he ended his professional career. Valuyev sits in the Duma as a member of Putin’s United Russia party. This holds the overwhelming majority in the Russian parliament.
Partial mobilization for the war in Ukraine ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin last week is currently the dominant issue in Russia. According to the Kremlin, 300,000 reservists are now to be drafted into the Russian army. Tens of thousands of Russians have subsequently fled abroad, mostly to Georgia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia.
