Russian Colonel General Viktor Zavarzin, a member of the State Duma Defense Committee, commented on the eighted “beard” at the military by the Russian media. Earlier, Lieutenant General Deputy Viktor Sobolev said that shaving for soldiers is an “elementary demand for military discipline.” The founder of the PMC Wagner Evgeny Prigozhin and the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov did not agree with this point of view.
“The goal is not to shave or not shave a beard, but to observe hygiene if possible, during breaks [in hostilities]. For this, commanders must create all the conditions. You can wear a beard, but everything It should be neat, ”said Zavarzin.
The deputy added that “the Russian army has always been valuable with a neat view, posture of a soldier and the like. This also affects the internal state of a man, a Russian warrior”
Earlier, Lieutenant General Viktor Sobolev stated that the soldier “should be a model.” “I do not think that with any intensive combat activity there is no 15-20 minutes to put its appearance in order,” he said. Evgeny Prigozhin reacted to his words, who called such requirements “archaic” and indicated that in the war zone, military personnel often do not even have the opportunity to wash. In addition, for some military personnel, wearing a beard is part of religious etiquette. The head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov agreed with him, who called Sobolev the words “obvious provocation.” After that, Sobolev specified his position and said that he did not oppose the beard as such, but only believes that the military should look neat.