Vladimir Mineev says he ‘gained’t run’ from his draft summons
Russian MMA fighter Vladimir Mineev has vowed to fulfil his obligation after revealing he has been known as up as a part of his nation’s partial mobilization.
Mineev, 32, has already served as a paratrooper and falls into the class of these being drafted as a part of the announcement by President Vladimir Putin final week.
“I acquired a draft summons, I’m going to the draft board within the coming days,” Mineev advised Match TV on the weekend.
“First, I’ll go to the 31st Guards Air Assault Brigade [in Ulyanovsk], after which I’ll go to the draft.
“Now persons are inviting me to weddings, to birthdays, however I’ve a very completely different angle,” added Mineev, who additionally boasts a distinguished kickboxing profession.
Mineev misplaced his youthful brother, Pyotr, firstly of the battle when he was killed whereas serving in Gostomel.
“My brother died on the very starting of the particular operation… I’m the one man left for 4 households,” stated Mineev.
“However I’m not going to run. I’ll take the summons and go to the army registration and enlistment workplace, and from there, regardless of the Motherland decides.
“I fall into the primary class, I’m a paratrooper, I served a time period and a contract. There are few paratroopers left, as I perceive it.”
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Throughout his kickboxing outing in opposition to Bosnia’s Erko Jun earlier in September within the Russian metropolis of Elista, Mineev entered the ring with a T-shirt devoted to his brother which bore the message: “Be a hero. Stay eternally.”
Mineev later revealed that he had traveled to Mariupol instantly after the battle to assist oversee the restoration of sports activities amenities within the metropolis, which is below Russian management.
The go to was a part of Mineev’s position as the pinnacle of the Russian Union of Martial Arts for the Ulyanovsk Area.
Mineev’s final MMA contest got here in October 2021, when he defended his AMC Struggle Nights International middleweight title in opposition to compatriot Magomed Ismailov in a highly-anticipated conflict in Sochi.
Mineev has gained 16 of his 18 skilled MMA outings, struggling only one loss and one draw.
Russia’s Protection Ministry stated final week that it intends to enlist 300,000 folks into energetic service for the continuing army operation in Ukraine, prioritizing these with fight expertise and the mandatory specialist coaching.
