‘He can barely walk’: Russians tell how vulnerable men are being targeted and coerced into signing up
“They put him in the car and forced him to sign a contract…” “Now he’s listed as missing… I haven’t fully accepted that he is most likely already dead.” “It’s a paralyzing fear.” All of these are quotes from people who say they have personal experience of forced military recruitment in Russia. Their stories, told … The post ‘He can barely walk’: Russians tell how vulnerable men are being targeted…
People affected by forced military recruitment in Russia share harrowing experiences of coercion and deception. Victims often find themselves signing contracts they did not fully understand, leading to their disappearance. A relative of a senior citizen with alcohol and health issues reported that their family member was taken in a car and presented with a document, which they believed to be a notification of their presence.
However, it turned out to be a contract for military service. The individual subsequently vanished, feared to have been conscripted. Similarly, a brother detained after being intoxicated was coerced into signing a military contract, allegedly by unknown officials posing as recruitment office personnel. His family received a written response from a local military prosecutor's office claiming he had willingly signed the contract, despite their belief that coercion was involved.
This case, among others, suggests a troubling trend of vulnerable individuals being targeted and coerced into military service, raising concerns about the erosion of public support for the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
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