In Yekaterinburg, an organized crime group in the diaspora kidnapped men and sent them to the Northern Military District. According to investigators, the victims were forced to do so by force and threats, and after one-time payments were received in their accounts, the money was taken. In order to gain access to payments and compensation, the members of the group issued powers of attorney, additional bank cards and even fictitious marriages, the Ministry of the Interior reported. Seven participants are accused of 12 counts of kidnapping and extortion, and one of them is accused of three acts of robbery.

In Yekaterinburg, an organized crime group in the diaspora kidnapped men and sent them to the Northern Military District. According to investigators, the victims were forced to do so by force and threats, and after one-time payments were received in their accounts, the money was taken. In order to gain access to payments and compensation, the members of the group issued powers of attorney, additional bank cards and even fictitious marriages, the Ministry of the Interior reported. Seven participants are accused of 12 counts of kidnapping and extortion, and one of them is accused of three acts of robbery.