Kremlin representative, Dmitry Peskovrepresentative of the Russian elite, said today that his son Nikolai participated in invasion of Ukrainea few months after he was accused of wanting to avoid being sent to the front.

“He made this decision, he is an adult. Yes, indeed, he participated in a special operation in Ukraine, ”Dmitry Peskov told reporters, refusing to give details.

The day before yesterday, Saturday, the head of the paramilitary group WagnerYevgeny Prigozhin, said Nikolay Peskov, 33, “with courage and heroism” served in eastern Ukraine for six months under cover, under a pseudonym, using the Wagner forces’ Uragan multiple launch rocket system.

“Of course, this is an unusual situation for the people, because everyone is used to the fact that the children of the elite hide from their parents,” Prigozhin commented in a message distributed by the press service of the head of Wagner.

He said that he advised Nikolai Peskov not to serve in the Russian army, so that he would not be sent to the headquarters or sent to the front line.

Following these statements by Prigozhin, the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper published an interview with Nikolai Peskov, where the latter stated that he had chosen to fight in order to fulfill his “duty” and that he was rewarded.

six months ago Nikolai Peskov, of course, was accused of wanting to avoid being drafted into the army after his phone calls.

At the end of September, after the announcement of “partial” military service in Russia, a blogger who supports the opposition was imprisoned. Alexey Navalnyinvited Nikolai Peskov, who introduced himself as a recruiter for the Russian army.

“You must understand, you know, that I am Mr. Peskov. I’m not supposed to be there at all, ”said Nikolai Peskov, implying that he was not going to be on the lists.

“I have no problems with the defense of the country. But first I have to understand the feasibility of my being there,” he said.

Opponents, as well as activists who support an attack on Ukraine, often accuse members of the Russian political elite of using benefits to keep their relatives from being sent to the front.

With information from APE-MPE and AFP