Military offices in St. Petersburg have published recruitment flyers for mobile air defense groups following a recent string of attacks against the city’s oil refineries.According to independent Russian outlet Astra, the notices also promise a monthly payment of around 180,000 Russian rubles ($2,351) and no deployments to the Ukrainian front.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.“A military recruitment advertisement, for example, from the Admiralteysky and Kirovsky district military recruitment offices, states: ‘This vacancy does NOT involve service in the Special Military Operations Zone! Service takes place in specialized units for the protection and defense of critical infrastructure facilities within St. Petersburg (no travel outside the region),’” Astra reported.The flyers shared by Astra and other Russian media also outline other contract terms, including a three-year duration and eligibility for those aged 18 to 52 who pass medical examinations and meet other military enlistment requirements.Mobile defense groups typically operate machine guns and interceptor drones to down incoming unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVS).In Ukraine, alongside mobile defense groups under military command, a number of “private” defense groups have also been established to protect critical enterprises using military-provided equipment.St. Petersburg, also home to Russian President Vladimir Putin, has been subjected to rare Ukrainian strikes in recent months, including during June’s flagship economic event, the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), when a refinery and naval facilities were struck before the event’s opening.