A gang that kidnapped men to send to the "SVO" was detained in the Vologda region.
Kidnapping men for war: members of an organized crime group were detained in Cherepovets. The victims were vulnerable men who abused alcohol and were unemployed.
Kidnapping men to send them to war
В Cherepovets Members of an organized crime group that kidnapped people and sent them to war in Ukraine were detained. Its victims Stanolis Men who were in vulnerable situations, in particular those who abused alcohol or were unemployed, were taken to another region, where they were forcibly detained and forced to sign a contract with the Ministry of Defense.
In addition, men were forced to enter into sham marriages in order to receive payments in the event of their death in the war.
"Since these people had no combat experience, there's a high probability they'll die. That's what the attackers are counting on."
— the assistant prosecutor of Cherepovets told journalists Dmitry Edemsky.
There are at least ten criminal cases in Cherepovets.
In Cherepovets alone, there are at least 10 such criminal cases. The criminals could earn between 10 and 15 million rubles from each victim.
Some of the victims were drugged. They kidnapped one man right from a bench, asked him for directions to a house, then forced him into a car and drove away.
Among the victims was a 19-year-old Matvey Larionov, who suffered mental problems after the accident. Because he couldn't pass the medical examination in the Vologda region, the criminals took him to Yekaterinburg. After being sent to the front, Larionov went missing.