Russian Deserter Decries Rampant Extortion in Military's Convict Unit & Reports

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
extort 20,000 rubles per month from soldiers by threatening to confiscate vehicles they purchase for personal use, he added.The publication
since October.The Storm-Z soldier said he was driven to desertion when his commander ordered his deployment to the battlefield when he had
Primorsky region
It did not disclose which crime the soldier had been convicted of.Novaya Gazeta Europe previously reported, citing an unidentified Russian
motorized rifle unit officer, that soldiers could pay bribes to secure transfers to a different unit, vacations and hospitalizations for up
to $50,000.