"Candidate from" Wagner "

Participants in the war in Ukraine after returning went to the polls in several regions at once. They promise to finish 25% of the vote

The former participants in the war in Ukraine showed up in the UNITARIA ELRIEASE OF UNIVERSIALY OFFICIALS in several regions. They will fight for places in at least four Russian regions and in annexed Crimea. So that they have more chances to win, the "EP" was promised to add 25% of the vote for participation in the war.

Novyevropa says that it is known about possible future officials.

The selection of candidates

The United Russia party holds primaries to select candidates for regional elections. Due to the presidential campaign, she does this within a short time: applications were submitted until April 25, and the vote will be held from May 20 to 26. The results will become known on May 29.

This time several changes were made to the standard procedure. The most significant of them are benefits for participants and war veterans in Ukraine:

• They will be able to submit documents electronically, without duplication in paper format;

• the decision to refuse to register or exclude the candidate of preliminary voting from among the participants of “Svo” is made only by agreement with a higher party authority;

• “Participants do not place video content on the procedure portal”;

• Candidates will receive an additional 25% of the vote.

Many participants in the war decided to take this opportunity and put forward their candidates. Only by April 10 it was known about the 45 applications of the fighters "

Mound

The participants in the preliminary vote for the subsequent nomination to the deputies of the Kurgan City Duma became three participants in the war in Ukraine.

35-year-old Sergey Zhdanov spent six months at the front. As a “volunteer - a fighter of the PMC“ Wagner ”, he fought in“ LPR ”and“ DPR ”from July 2022 to January 2023. “During the implementation of combat missions, he established himself as a brave and skilled fighter. He was awarded state awards and awards of the Wagner PMC, ”the candidate said.

Zhdanov was born in the Orenburg region, and lives in Kurgan. He has a secondary general education. A man works as a machine operator in Kurganpribor - a manufacturer of equipment for different military military. Also since 2016, Zhdanov has been in the voluntary folk squad of the mound. From time to time, the man conducts “lessons of courage”: only in the last month he visited them in several schools and university.

On the page of Sergey, the Wagner Code was published in social networks, in another post he told why he decided to go to the war: “On May 2, 2014, the distraught junta of Ukraine sent the Nazis to burn peaceful Protestants in Odessa. From that moment on, I began to prepare for a trip to the Donbass as a volunteer. ”

In 2018, during protests against Telegram blocking, Zhdanov reposted a quote on VKontakte, in which the unknown person clarified whether riot police and clubs would give him to Tver Square and help to “pussy piles”.

Ilya Ponomarev is 34 years old. He spent less than three months in LDNR - from October 6 to December 29, 2022.

“United Russia” represents him as a “brave and skillful fighter”, awarded the state units and awards of the Wagner PMC. Ponomarev was born and raised in the Kurgan region, received secondary vocational education with a degree in “Maintenance of computer equipment and computer networks”. Now the man is self -employed.

On the Ponomarev page in social networks, only one friend - Sergey Zhdanov. On the recently created account there is only an avatar and repost with an appeal to help the military mother.

The 41-year-old Denis Ptitsyn was born in Kurgan, studied the rescuer and computer operator. As part of the Wagner PMC, he participated in the war on the territory of the LDNR and took part in the implementation of measures to protect state interests and ensure the security of the Russian Federation from January to September 2023.

“In the composition of the Wagner PMC, he participated in the fighting, during a special military operation conducted by the Russian Federation in the territories of the LPR and the DPR, and took part in the conduct of measures to protect state interests and ensure the security of the Russian Federation from 17.01.2023 to 02/02/2023,” the United Russia website says.

Now Ptitsyn is studying in the first year of the Siberian Institute of Business and Information Technology and works as an electric welder at the Kurgan Machine -Building Plant.

Sevastopol

In the elections in the annexed Sevastopol, ten fighters and war veterans in Ukraine plan to participate at once, Kommersant calculated . One of them is the Hero of Russia, the captain of the battalion Roman Kulakov . He has medals “for courage”, Suvorov medal and “for combat differences”.

Kulakov studied at the Kazan Higher Tank Command School, and then, by distribution, he got to the service in intelligence units in the Caucasus. He was the platoon commander, the company commander and the deputy commander of the battalion in the republics of Dagestan, Adygea, North Ossetia - Alania.

“From February 24, 2022 to the present, I participate in the“ Special Military Operation ”, successfully performed various combat missions. Subsequently, for the implementation of one of the combat missions, he was awarded the title of Hero of Russia, ”the man himself said.

On May 3, he turns 35 years old. Together with his wife, he brings up a nine -year -old daughter and four -year -old son.

Another famous candidate for candidates is Yuri Astafyev . He, together with his brother Alexei, participated in the war in Ukraine, “Russia-1” shot about them the program “Brother for his brother-we will win together.”

“I received the Order of Courage, including for the number of driving drones. "Baba Yaga" captured, walking around the minefield and neutralizing it. In general, you understand that if you leave the position and go to the rotation, some grief can happen. You can’t sit at home when such circumstances, and you are a high -class specialist. He got up, collected the documents and went. You understand this is my duty. My son is my future. For his sake, I work, ”Yuri said on the air.

Tatarstan

In Tatarstan, the commander of the Alyosha tank Rasim Baxikov submitted documents for the preliminary vote of United Russia.

The Alyosha tank and its crew became known in 2023, after a video of the battle with the Ukrainian military appeared on the Internet. The propaganda media wrote that military personnel were able to stop the enemy armored group from two tanks and seven armored vehicles. After that, the crew of the tank was awarded with the "golden stars" of the heroes of Russia.

The military quickly became very popular among Z-patriots. Vladimir Putin invited them to meet the Kremlin, they wrote songs about them, and the tank itself was shown at exhibitions. Baxikov was also awarded the medals “For Distinction in Military Service” (III degree) and “For participation in a military parade in the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Second World War”.

Until 2018, the man served in the army, after which he quit the reserve. He worked at a construction site for several years, and in 2022 he recovered with the rank of senior lieutenant and went to war.

“When it began, I immediately began to look for ways to get there. He asked a friend to send me an attitude towards him [to the unit], he responded and sent his attitude to his unit. At that time, he had already left for his artilleryman. I thought: "Why should I meddle in the artillery business again?" I, in general, know him well, but not like tank. Therefore, I decided to go to tankers, ”he said .

Tuva

In Tuva, the commander of the flamethrower platoon of Chulim Chuldum-ool participates in a preliminary vote. The senior lieutenant of the 55th Guards Brigade was awarded the medal "For Courage" and the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" of the II degree.

“Today I submitted documents to participate in the preliminary vote of United Russia. With his own eyes, I saw “United Russia” actively participating in the humanitarian mission in the zone of it, carries out a lot of work to support military personnel and their families, so he made such a decision, ”the military said .

In December 2023, according to Chuldum-ool, he was in the Donetsk region and discovered five enemy cars.

“Making quick and competent decisions, he personally headed a group of car fighters and advanced in the direction of the discovered enemy equipment. Exact shots from a grenade launcher destroyed the enemy’s car and, correctly changing his position, destroyed the second car. The remaining personnel, which was in the cars, began to conduct aimed fire on positions. Chally Chuldum-ool took a convenient position, distributed his subordinates and suppressed the enemy’s forces with aiming fire. Personally, from small arms destroyed about 10 militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, ”the United Russia website says.

For this he was awarded the title of Hero of Russia.

Khabarovsk Territory

In the Khabarovsk Territory, the name of the head of the regional Kuokushinkai Federation and a war participant in Ukraine Vsevolod Mokhirev is listed in preliminary lists.

After the start of a full -scale war, he went to the front and stayed there at least three months as a commander of an automatic grenade launcher on the machine. After returning, he gave several interviews, in one of which he said that "the purpose of the propaganda of Western countries is the destruction of human relations and, of course, leads to terrible consequences, including human sacrifices, and Russia is a country that is aimed at peace, mutual respect and equality."

“Enemies, haters and traitors of Russia are waiting for a well -deserved punishment,” he said in April 2024.