Russian rapper Petunin committed suicide, to avoid conscription and fight in the ongoing war in Ukraine, after recording a live video in which he told his fans of his decision to end his life, according to Bloomberg News Agency.
Ivan Petunin, 27, a rapper from Krasnodar in southern Russia, whose stage name is "Wookie", appeared in a video clip he posted on his Telegram channel, saying that he did not want to "be guilty of murder."
The video clip was later deleted, according to the "Avica" website.
"I am not ready to kill for any ideas," the late singer added.
The 93.ru website reported that the musician's body was found next to a multi-storey building in Krasnodar.
Raper Ivan "Walkie" Petunin spáchal dnes v Krasnodaru sebevraždu, neboť odmítl jít vraždit na Ukrajnu.
"Nemám právo vzít do ruky automat a jít střílet lidi."
V písničce dole: "Máma mě vychovala tak, abych se nestyděl být v místnosti sám se sebou."
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Petunin said that he was exempted from conscription due to psychological problems, but he feared that the partial mobilization decision - announced by the Russian authorities - would include all men of military age.
And Betonin had released a new album - yesterday, Friday - called "Walk Out Boy 3", and he asked his fans to listen to him and his previous songs to understand him better.
On September 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a "partial mobilization", calling up 300,000 reservists.