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Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas

Conscripts seen brawling with civilians in Russian club on night off from training

A group of Russian conscripts have ended up brawling with civilians on one of their last nights out before being sent to Ukraine.

Men dressed in army uniforms could be seen fighting at the Grabli nightclub in Yurga, Kemerovo this week in the latest incident of poor discipline within Vladimir Putin 's forces.

The fracas is reported to have taken place on a one night leave of absence for the conscripts, who had recently been mobilised as part of the President's mass recruitment drive.

Video footage shows punches being thrown and chairs lobbed by the men at other clubgoers in an outside area of the venue.

The men in army uniforms could be seen throwing chairs and punching other clubgoers (Social media/e2w)

Around five civilians, including one woman, are seen rushing out of the area back into the nightclub as they attempt to flee the violence.

Others decide instead to fight back against the camo-clad group, including one man who throws a chair back at them.

One of the conscripts is said to have been wounded in the incident, and required hospital treatment.

A number of locals are said to have expressed their irritation that the men were allowed inside the venue while wearing uniform.

Late last month, a bloody fight between "drunk" Russian soldiers and high-ranking military intelligence officers was revealed in an extraordinary piece of leaked video.

Some civilians fled the scene while others chose to fight back (Social media/e2w)

The conscripts were from the 74th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade, based in Yurga, Siberia, who were undergoing training ahead of deployment to the frontline in Ukraine.

Army intelligence and military police are seen dragging troops away from a bloody brawl.

Some are tied with tape, according to onlookers close to their temporary barracks.

Separate footage shows other 'drunk' conscripts from Putin’s mobilisation drive being held in an iron cage.

The soldiers - intended for Ukraine - are billeted at Kazan Expo International Exhibition Centre, normally used as a venue for congress and exhibition events.

Colonel Vyacheslav Epifantsev refused to comment on why mobilised soldiers were held in the cage, but media reported it was for those who took to drink ahead of their posting to the frontline.

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