A month later it identified which of Leningrad’s 28 military bands was involved. Army prosecutors are now demand punishment for the band’s commanding officer and the head of the military band service, reports Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper.

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The newspaper adds that the staff may find it tough to follow the request. Side jobs are a common source of extra income for military bands in Russia, and punishing them for it would mean that the military would have to launch a major crackdown on the business. And regulations say nothing on servicemen being forbidden to dress as bunnies while off duty.

Meanwhile, as part of Russia’s military reform, the general staff is planning to replace conscripts in military bands with contracted musicians.