In the Vologda region, an organized crime group was exposed that forcibly sent men to war and forced them into fictitious marriages for payments.
The practice of forcibly sending men to war in Ukraine, which human rights activists have been documenting in the regions since the beginning of the year, has been recognized by the authorities of the Vologda region. According to Prosecutor Cherpovets' office, the security forces identified a gang that was involved in kidnapping residents of the area to send them to the SVO area, local Channel 12 reported on Wednesday. The victims of the attackers were men who were in a "vulnerable position" - those who abused alcohol and did not have a job. The perpetrators took their victims to another area, where they were held against their will, and forced them to sign a contract with the Ministry of Defense.
In addition, according to Cherpovets assistant prosecutor Dmitry Adamsky, members of the organized crime group forced men into fictitious marriages in order to receive payment in the event of the death of war victims. “Since these people have had no combat experience, there is a high probability that they will die. This is what the attackers rely on," Adamski explained. According to the prosecutor's office, for each victim the gang that raised the case could earn between 10 and 15 million rubles, and in Cherpovets alone 10 similar cases passed through the supervisory agency.
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