Russian rapper commits suicide at 27 to avoid fighting Ukraine

Russian rapper commits suicide at 27 to avoid fighting Ukraine war

Walkie had concerns about being recruited to defend Russia in the conflict; He recorded a video before his death and posted it on Telegram

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Walkie, a 27yearold Russian rapper, left behind a video before committing suicide

Russian singer Ivan Vitalievich Petunin, known by his stage name walkiecommitted suicide at the age of 27 for fear of being recruited by the Russia to wage war that Wladimir Putin locks against them Ukraine. According to the British portal Chron, the body of the rapper, who served in the Russian army and was treated in a psychiatric hospital, was found in the city of Krasnodar after the artist posted a video on Telegram in which he claimed other people not wanting to kill, of no ideal. “If you watch this video, I’m dead. I can’t carry the sin of murder in my soul and I don’t want to.” In the farewell video, Walkie also expressed fear of being drafted amid reports the Kremlin plans to send 1 million men to fight in the East Asia conflict.Also according to the Chron, more than 194,000 Russian citizens have fled to Georgia, Kazakhstan and Finland after consideration was given to recruiting more men for the war.Russia’s Defense Ministry has said it only recruits men with combat experience, but human rights activists have reported that citizens who do not meet these criteria are also recruited.

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