19-Year-Old From Cheboksary Forced Into Military Contract
A 19-year-old man from Cheboksary was detained by police on May 15, allegedly for identity verification despite having a passport. He was beaten, threatened with seven years in prison, and forced to sign a military contract within one day, then sent to a military unit in Yekaterinburg and later to occupied Donetsk, where he went missing after being deployed to the Pokrovsk direction on July 22.
Consensus
- Davide Fedorov was detained on May 15 in Cheboksary by police while having a passport.
- He was taken to multiple police departments and subjected to physical and psychological pressure.
- Police claimed to have found illegal content on his phone.
- He was threatened with seven years in prison or signing a military contract.
- He signed a military contract under duress.
- His military contract, military ID, and medical examination were completed in one day.
- He was sent to a military unit in Yekaterinbur on May 16.
- He was transferred to occupied Donetsk on May 18.
- He was not allowed to take personal belongings.
- He was assigned to serve in drone units but was instead deployed as a stormtrooper on July 22.
- He last contacted his family on July 22 and was declared missing since July 23.
- His mother searched for him in Telegram channels and found a photo resembling him, but no confirmation exists.
Points of divergence
- The mother received a response only from the military commissioner of Cheboksary, who showed her documents and claimed proving coercion would be nearly impossible. — novaya_eu
- The mother stated that she was warned she would not be able to prove anything and that all personnel would claim her son had been present. — tg_astrapress
Coverage (2 sources)
- Security forces beat 19-year-old resident of Cheboksary and forced him to sign a contract — Новая газета Европа
- In Cheboksary, police detained a 19-year-old boy on the street. They beat him, forced him to sign a contract and sent him without... — ASTRA