How are the Russian war veterans coping after returning from the Ukraine War
How are Russian war veterans coping after returning from the battlefield : A perspective from the eyes of Russian prostitutes Russian veterans of the war in Ukraine known as SVOshniks have a reputation for violence and abuse back home in Russia, committing many murders, rapes and assaults. Few are more exposed to the danger than Russia's prostitutes, whose experiences point to future trouble The St Petersburg news outlet Bumaga ('Paper') has been speaking with prostitutes about how their business has changed since the start of the war in Ukraine. They say that soldiers now amount for as much as 50% of their clientele, but are also the most violent and difficult. While the police are causing many problems by repeatedly harassing prostitutes and closing down their salons, says St Petersburg single mother Veronica, "SVOshniks cause much more trouble." Until recently, the ratio between them and other clients at our salon was about 50/50 – every second man was ...