SocietyMoscow metro ads promise ‘alternative service’ away from the front, but recruits still sign military contracts

Ads near Moscow metro stations promise “alternative civilian service” with a 2.3-million-ruble payment, benefits, a five-day workweek and no deployment to combat zones. But Zashchitnik.rf told a Vot Tak reporter that applicants must sign standard Defense Ministry military contracts. The rights project Get Lost warned that Russians have previously been lured into such contracts under the guise of alternative service.

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MMeduza★★★☆☆2026-08-25 14:19Original