The Russians describe how vulnerable men are lured into military service and forced to sign contracts -. CNN. Part 2/2 Reports of violence in cases of forced recruitment are common, as is the disregard of medical contraindications. Another common feature of many of these stories is that the people who pick up the men from the street are not clearly identified and are often dressed in civilian clothes. This raises concerns that these may be ordinary people trying to get a recruitment bonus. One relative described them as "bounty hunters". CNN was unable to verify this in specific cases, but regional authorities are not trying to hide the existence of such payments. "We will encourage those who help to attract citizens to enter into contracts," said the governor of the Ryazan region, Pavel Malkov, at the session of the regional parliament last August. "A financial payment is given to every contract worker. The amount of the bonuses is between 50 and 300 thousand rubles after taxes," Malkov clarified. “It's literally a refer-a-friend promotion where you just find someone—anyone, in any situation. In other words, it could be a drunk, a homeless person or just anyone - you drag him to the draft office, make him sign a contract and get your money," said the founders of the New Alternative Path, an anti-war organization formed in the spring. Russia has tried for years to distance itself from Ukraine, where there have been reports of violent mobilization. "Our people, as we know, voluntarily sign contracts. We watch every day on television, on the Internet, how there, in Ukraine, people, like stray dogs, are caught and forcibly dragged to the front," said Russian President Vladimir Putin at the beginning of September.