Lured with promise of Russian bride & job, 2 tortured for refusing to join army | Times of India ( timesofindia.indiatimes.com )

hydroptic , 2 months ago

Kidnapping foreigners to fight in their genocidal war is a new low for Russians, but it's not like I'm surprised.

And no, shit like this wouldn't be fixed by replacing Putin – he's not the cause of everything that's wrong with Russia, he's a symptom.

Fubarberry , 2 months ago

Pretty rough, from what I understand:

• Promised jobs in Germany
• sent to Bangkok instead
• Taken to Belarus
• Taken across border into Russia, kept at camps.

Once in Russia, they were told to join the Russian Army. To motivate them, they were:

• Offered Russian work visas, brides, and passports
• Denied food and water when they refused.
• Burned with heated wood and matchsticks, cut with knives, and other torture methods
• Threated with knives and guns
• Finally arrested for illegally entering the Russia.

I've heard other reports of people from India getting forced into fighting for Russia after fraudulent job offers, so it seems like this is becoming fairly widespread.