A man in his 20s who worked as a rapper in Russia made an extreme choice in protest against Russian President Vladimir Putin's military mobilization order.
According to foreign media such as the Daily Mail and The Sun on the 2nd, Ivan Vitaliyevich Petunin (27) threw herself from a high-rise building in Krasnodar, Russia, in protest against the government's mobilization order on the 30th of last month.
Petunin worked as a local rapper under the stage name 'Walkie'.
It is said that he had served in the Russian military in the past and was treated in a psychiatric hospital.
Petunin also came out with a note in the form of a will on his smartphone.
"I have decided to take the extreme step to protest this hellish world," the note said. content is included.
In addition, a video left on Telegram before making an extreme choice was also found.
In the video, Petunin said, "By the time you are watching this video, I will be no longer alive. I cannot charge my soul with murder. I am not ready to kill anyone."
"President Putin, after taking all Russian men prisoner, offered only three options: 'Be a murderer', 'Go to prison' and 'Take your own life'. It is the last expression of protest.”
This video quickly spread through social media (SNS), etc.
Numerous netizens around the world are saddened by Petunin's extreme choice and are writing to commemorate him.
There have also been articles criticizing Putin.
On the 21st of last month, President Putin announced the partial mobilization of about 300,000 soldiers for the reserve forces.
This decree is the second in Russian history that Russia has declared a mobilization order due to the toxic war during World War II.
Local young men are desperately looking for ways to avoid mobilization.
Protests against the mobilization order have erupted across the country, arresting 2,000 people, and some citizens are fleeing abroad.
(SBS Entertainment News reporter Kim Ji-hye)