"He was afraid of being reprimanded for not having enough conscripts to sign a contract": A mother secured a criminal case against the unit commander where her conscript son signed a contract.
Voronezh On November 6, the garrison military court will begin hearing a criminal case on abuse of office, which resulted in grave consequences against Yuri StroitelevHe commanded the military unit where he served as a conscript. Alexander Korolkov, who signed the contract under pressure.
"Stroitelev ignored the medical commission's conclusion, knowing that he'd been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder during his conscription. The examination as part of the criminal case established a fitness category of B, which for a conscript is only a medical examination. And with my son's diagnosis of mixed personality disorder, he couldn't have signed a contract."
— Maria Korolkova, the mother of a conscript, told NeMoskva.
How a conscript was brought to a contract
Alexander was called up for military service in 2024. After a suicide attempt in a military unit in Moscow Region The medical commission diagnosed him with psychiatric disorders. He was transferred to Boguchar, Voronezh RegionHere, Commander Stroitelev forced Alexander to sign a contract, and the conscript was sent to the front. He has been listed as missing in action since May 1, 2025.
At the time the criminal case was opened, Stroitelev was working as a military commissar for the Bogucharsky District of the Voronezh Region. He explained to his mother that Alexander signed the contract because he was "afraid of being reprimanded for failing to meet the contract quota for conscripts." No other similar cases have been reported since the beginning of the war, but despite the overwhelming response Maria Korolkova received on social media, other parents have not joined the lawsuit.
"I believe this is the first precedent since the military action began. In our case, materials against a number of other officials have been separated into other criminal cases. Starting with the Dmitrov military enlistment office in the Moscow region, and against several officials in the 252nd regiment, now in Ukraine."
— Maria said.
Other matters and pending court decisions
Preliminary investigations have begun for the remaining cases, and no court hearings have been scheduled yet. Maria assumes they're "waiting for a decision on Stroitelev."
Conscripts have been sent to the front since the beginning of the war.
Conscripts, despite officials' assurances that this isn't happening, are being sent to the front from the very beginning of the war. Only in the battles under Kursk perished At least 77 conscripts are missing, with another 30 people listed as missing in action. Some parents manage to get their contracts terminated, but even that doesn't guarantee the soldier will return home: even with forged signatures, contracts can be recognize valid.
