On social networks, an advertising video “Be like Sasha”, in which the “State Services” portal allegedly proposes to sign up for volunteers, was dispersed to solve financial problems. We checked whether the “public services” really created such a video.

The video "Be like Sasha" gained popularity in Ukrainian Telegram channels (for example, "Ukraine is in shock" And "Insider UA"), Where are the users Criticized "State Services" for the absurd solution of financial problems. Twitter user "Frodo and Mordor"Wrote:" Be like Sasha, die for a bicycle. " Anatoly Shariy He commented: “Now, at least not only it is obvious to me to whom the media and PR are given to the Russian Federation. What pro, what creative geniuses. ” The video also dispersed into YouTube, "VKontakte" Facebook and some Media. Some Users Created parodies On the video.

In early October 2022, shortly after the President of the Russian Federation declared partial mobilization, the Public Service portal launched the service "Become a volunteer". Having filled out this form, you can either sign up for volunteers or enter the military service under the contract, depending on the applicant’s desire and his compliance with the selection criteria. Apparently, the video “Be like Sasha” is dedicated to the first option, when the applicant becomes a volunteer and enters into a volunteer detachment.

Many aspects of the volunteer service listed in the video correspond to the official promises of the Ministry of Defense and the President of the Russian Federation. For example, the monetary allowance of the participant of the "Svo", located in the war zone, really It is Approximately 200,000 rubles. Some other benefits mentioned in the video, for example, “Free treatment for yourself and the family, benefits from the state, as well as the status of a war veteran,” is also true. November 4, 2022 President of the Russian Federation Putin Equalized Social benefits of military personnel and volunteers of "Svo". And November 10 signed The law giving volunteers the status of a war veteran.

Nevertheless, the other promises from the video - “a new profession and career growth” - are not applicable to volunteers. Volunteers Do not count military personnel. After the contract (usually three months) Expectedthat they will return to their former place of work. Career growth in the armed forces of volunteers also does not wait.

In addition to these inaccuracies, doubts about the reliability of this video are several more aspects.

We were not able to find this video in any official account of “State Services” (“VKontakte" YouTube or Rutube).
How reported The pro-government Telegram channel “War with Fakes”, the technical support of “State Services” also refuted the creation of the video.
The video does not take into account the official rules for issuing content on “public services”, such as standards for using an official logo. According to system The brand identification, the logo should be placed on a white background, and not on gray, as in the video "Be like Sasha." The font of the logo in the video also differs from the style of the design of the "public services". And according to the brandbook, it is forbidden to write a brand with any set font ”(systemic and commercial fonts such as Arial, Times New Roman, Comic Sans and others).

*The official logo (from above) and the logo used in the video (below)*

The video does not give links to the “State Services” portal and there is generally no information on how to sign up for volunteers through “public services”. The official videos of the portal are usually clearly Show A step -by -step process for filing an application on the screen of a computer or smartphone.

All these arguments indicate that the portal of the "State Services" did not take part in the creation of the video. The video “Be like Sasha” appeared on the Web in the evening of November 30. The earliest publication we found - fast The anonymous Ukrainian Telegram channel “Zaporizhzhya Mushroom Roman”, published at 20:01 Moscow time with the signature “Be like Sasha, return home in a package!”. The authors of the channel do not specify how this video came to them. A few hours later, it has already spread through Telegram, VKontakte, YouTube and other social networks.

Thus, it is not known who created the video “Be like Sasha” and for what purpose: to advertise the possibility of recording a volunteer or ridicule this service. It is only clear that the portal of the "State Services" had nothing to do with creating a video.

Image on the cover: Telegram