Nautilus Posted August 18, 2006 Recently, a serviceman sustained fatal injuries from getting kicked in the face by a drunken commander outside of Moscow. http://www.sptimes.ru/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=18547 This is not the first major incident in the military involving abuse among servicemen, however -- it is part of a pattern of a myriad of hazing incidents that mainly target young, fresh conscripts throughout Russia and that are carried out by older servicemen that had been serving longer. These incidents had sparked great concern and questioning of human rights in the Russian military and had blemished the reputation of the military. In case you haven't heard, an infamous incident occurred around the previous New Year's holiday that resulted in the amputation of a young conscript's legs and genitals: http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2006/01/b84f149f-7911-4f94-b7cd-a43808f2fdb3.html 0 Share this post Link to post
Sharessa Posted August 18, 2006 Meh, it's no worse than the Soviet Union's commisars. They'd shoot any soldier on their side that didn't immediately charge into battle. How's that for boosting morale? 0 Share this post Link to post
darknation Posted August 18, 2006 this thread is useless without videos. 0 Share this post Link to post
myk Posted August 19, 2006 A similar incident (a conscript being killed) precipitated the elimination of the conscription service in my country, in the mid 90s. 0 Share this post Link to post
Nautilus Posted August 20, 2006 It's a shame how in Russia abuse of conscripts is still highly prevalent and how conscription is pretty much inevitable for a large portion of people from 18 to 28. As far as I know, even if you're living in a different country and have a Russian citizenship and you would visit Russia and are within the age range of 18-28, there is a high probability of becoming a conscript. To avoid becoming one, you'd have to pay a fortune. 0 Share this post Link to post