RawNews1st – “At the moment, the most effective way [to avoid being drafted into the Russian military] is to get a certificate that you have HIV or hepatitis,” one seller, who refused to share their real name, told the aforementioned publication.
The seller’s claim echoes reports of men bribing doctors and injuring themselves in order to get medical exemptions to avoid service.
“Vendors offered HIV diagnoses that would be added to the Ministry of Health’s database, rendering someone as unfit for military service, for $620.
A diagnosis of hepatitis goes for $820,” the publication added, noting that there’s a huge risk for buyers to be deceived since it’s difficult to confirm whether any of the offered services are genuine.
On September 21, Russia’s anti-LGBTQ President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization of his country’s reservists, ordering 300,000 male citizens to aid in his ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Some of the orders have been deliberately issued to protestors who were arrested for demonstrating against the invasion, the Russian independent human rights project OVD-Info reported.
In an October speech, Putin said that the war was necessary to stop Western countries from pushing LGBTQ “perversions” on Russian schoolchildren. His government released a racist and homophobic ad telling Russians not to flee to the United States, lest they be made to respect others who are unlike them. Putin’s soldiers have also reportedly been attacking and torturing civilians, focusing especially cruel treatment upon LGBTQ Ukrainians.
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