The Russian military is reported to be investigating claims that army conscripts were forced to work as male prostitutes in St. Petersburg.
The command of the interior ministry unit denied the claims made by the Soldiers’ Mothers human rights group.
The group says it was contacted by a parent of a conscript who had been forced to work as a male prostitute.
A spokeswoman for the Soldiers’ Mothers, Ella Polyakova, told the BBC that in St Petersburg there was “a network of clients” who would pay for sex with soldiers.
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