--- title: "Kitay-City Metro Raid: Up to 300 Detained, Draft Notices, and Contract Offers" description: "On the evening of November 7 near the Kitay-City metro in Moscow, police detained between 200 and 300 people, including minors. Some detainees reported military contract offers and draft notices." date: 2026-11-09T23:12:26.405Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/kitay-city-moscow-metro-raid-detentions tags: [moscow, police-raid, kitay-gorod, military-draft, minors, public-order] author: "Alexander Buran" publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Kitay-City Metro Raid: Up to 300 Detained, Draft Notices, and Contract Offers ## Key Points - Police detained between 200 and 300 people near the Kitay-City metro, including minors - Some detainees reported military service contract offers and draft notices, including to students with deferments - Moscow police called the event «preventive measures» to suppress administrative offenses - Reports of force and beatings were recorded; at least 17 people received protocols for alcohol consumption On Saturday evening, November 7, police carried out mass detentions near the Kitay-City metro station in central Moscow. According to the Telegram channel «Caution, Moscow», about 300 people were taken to internal affairs departments, while the Baza outlet reports over 200 detainees. Among them, according to eyewitnesses and the participants themselves, were minors. Detainees were mostly brought to the Basманный (Basmanny) and Tagansky police stations. By late evening and early night, the stations began releasing people: parents came to pick up the teenagers, but by the time reports were published, there was no exact data on whether all detainees had been released. ### Draft Notices and Contracts: What Detainees Say Several people brought to the stations told the «Caution, News» outlet that citizens over 18 inside the police vans were persistently urged to sign military service contracts. According to one detainee, they were handed military enlistment office summonses at the Tagansky police station; he also claimed that documents were given even to students who had a legal deferment from conscription. The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs in Moscow made no official mention of contract offers or draft notices, limiting its characterization of the event to «preventive measures» aimed at «maintaining public order and suppressing administrative offenses», including those related to drinking alcohol in public places. ### Administrative Protocols and Use of Force At least 17 detainees received administrative protocols for drinking alcohol in a public place; separate documents were issued for appearing intoxicated and disobeying police demands. Meanwhile, several people who spoke to RBC stated they were detained simply on the street without committing any violation. The mother of one teenager told the outlet that her son was punched twice in the stomach after offering «slight resistance.» Earlier, according to participants of detentions in this area that have been taking place since summer, cases of beatings by OMON riot police and the use of tasers were recorded. ### Context: Why Kitay-City Specifically The Kitay-City metro station area concentrates a large number of bars and nightclubs, and the adjacent park is traditionally popular with youth and teenagers who gather there for informal socializing. Detentions in this location, according to reports, have been carried out since the summer of 2026. Separately, Baza reported the closure of «Shaiba» — a courtyard area on Pokrovka Street where informal youth representatives usually gathered: the territory, according to the outlet, has been enclosed by a wooden fence. ### Official Position and Open Questions The Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for Moscow confirmed that «preventive measures» were conducted in the central part of the city, without disclosing the exact number of detainees or commenting on reports of military contract offers and the use of physical force. At the time of preparing this material, no independent confirmation had been received of all the details stated by detainees, including those concerning draft notices handed to students with deferments. The question of whether all people brought to the stations were released and whether additional protocols were drawn up remains open. ## Accounts differ ### Number of detainees - **Baza:** Law enforcement detained over 200 people, many of whom are minors ([dw.com](https://www.dw.com/ru/do-300-celovek-zaderzali-posle-rejda-u-kitajgoroda-v-moskve/a-79889244)) - **Telegram channel «Caution, Moscow»:** About 300 people were delivered to police stations ([dw.com](https://www.dw.com/ru/do-300-celovek-zaderzali-posle-rejda-u-kitajgoroda-v-moskve/a-79889244)) - **Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for Moscow:** «Preventive measures» were conducted to suppress administrative offenses; exact number of detainees not specified ([dw.com](https://www.dw.com/ru/do-300-celovek-zaderzali-posle-rejda-u-kitajgoroda-v-moskve/a-79889244)) *Where they agree:* Mass detentions near Kitay-City metro on the evening of November 7 took place; this is confirmed by both media and Moscow police ### Nature of the event and issuance of draft notices - **Detainees (according to «Caution, News»):** In the police van they offered to sign military service contracts; at the Tagansky station they handed draft notices, including to students with deferments ([dw.com](https://www.dw.com/ru/do-300-celovek-zaderzali-posle-rejda-u-kitajgoroda-v-moskve/a-79889244)) - **Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for Moscow:** The event aimed to «maintain public order and suppress administrative offenses», including alcohol-related ones; draft notices and contracts are not mentioned ([dw.com](https://www.dw.com/ru/do-300-celovek-zaderzali-posle-rejda-u-kitajgoroda-v-moskve/a-79889244)) *Where they agree:* People were taken to police stations, administrative protocols were drawn up; the fact of detentions is recognized by both sides ## Fact-Check & Sources - [До 300 человек задержали в центре Москвы, части из них предложили военный контракт](https://www.dw.com/ru/do-300-celovek-zaderzali-posle-rejda-u-kitajgoroda-v-moskve/a-79889244) - The primary source contains a summary of reports from Baza, «Caution, Moscow», «Caution, News», and RBC, as well as a statement by Moscow police. The number of detainees varies from 200 to 300 depending on the source. Reports of draft notices and contracts are based on detainees' accounts. ## FAQ ### How many people were detained near Kitay-City metro? According to Baza, over 200 people; the Telegram channel «Caution, Moscow» reports about 300 brought to police stations. Moscow police did not disclose the exact number. ### What happened to the minors? Teenagers were reportedly mostly brought to the Basmanny and Tagansky police stations. Parents came for them, after which they were released home. At least 17 detainees received administrative protocols. ### Were detainees offered military contracts? Several detainees told «Caution, News» that in the police van they were persistently urged to sign military service contracts, and at the Tagansky station they were handed draft notices, including to students with deferments. Moscow police did not comment on these reports in their statement. ### How did the police explain the raid? The Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for Moscow stated that «preventive measures» were carried out to «maintain public order and suppress administrative offenses», including those related to public alcohol consumption.