Conscript from Abakan Faces Forced Deployment Over Fake Contract
A 28-year-old conscript from Abakan, Emil Zhenishbekov, claims he was forced to sign a contract for military service under false pretenses, with a forged signature, and has been detained beyond his service term despite a private forensic report proving the signature is not his. Authorities denied wrongdoing, but he was later threatened with deployment to a combat zone.
Consensus
- The man, Emil Zhenishbekov, was conscripted in April 2025.
- His conscript service ended in April of this year.
- He was not demobilized and remained in the military unit.
- He claims he was asked to sign a report for vehicle access, but it was used to create a contract with the Ministry of Defense.
- A private handwriting analysis found the signature on the contract was not his.
- The Investigative Committee conducted a check but did not find official forgery.
- After a video appeal, the planned deployment was canceled.
- He was promised discharge within two months.
- He was threatened with transfer to a storm unit and possible deployment to a combat zone.
- He refused to write a report for a 'mission, obviously to war'.
Points of divergence
- The man has been fighting the Ministry of Defense over the fake contract for over a year. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- On the day his service ended, he was tricked into being taken to a training ground in Chebarkul and only returned after media coverage. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- The Abakan Garrison Military Court refused to appoint an official expert examination and upheld the contract as genuine based on testimony from two officers. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- He has been held in the unit for five months after the promised discharge. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- Commanders created a document stating he refused to obey an order after he refused to write the report. — tg_sotavisionmedia
Coverage (3 sources)
- Conscript from Abakan says they are trying to send him to war under a contract with a fake signature — Дождь
- Conscript from Abakan says they are trying to send him to war under a contract with a fake signature — Дождь (Telegram)
- Conscript from Abakan with fake contract held in unit for half a year, promising to send on 'business trip, of course... — SOTAvision