Russia Sends Draft Notice To Child Who Died 14 Years Ago Of Hydrocephalus

The Russian army has sent a draft notice to a child who died from hydrocephalus more than a decade ago, according to a report.

The notice was dropped in the mailbox of the family's residence in Yekaterinburg. The notice was addressed to Sergei Chernoskutov, instructing the 16-year-old boy to report to the military registration and enlistment office in the Chkalovsky District on Jan. 26, 2023. However, the boy, who was born prematurely and had cerebral palsy in 2006, died from hydrocephalus 14 years ago, as per a report by local news website E1.ru, citing the boy's mother Anastasia.

Since the war in Ukraine began in February, there have been multiple reports about the Russian army sending draft notices to people who are suffering from serious illnesses and even those who had either been missing or died long ago.

Earlier this month, The New Voice of Ukraine reported that a 12-year-old Russian boy from Krasnoyarsk Krai in Siberia received a draft notice from the Russian military.

In early November, St. Petersburg newspaper Fontanka reported that a draft notice had been sent to a sailor who went missing in action in April after the Russian flagship cruiser Moskva sank following an attack from the Armed Forces of Ukraine (UAF).

The sailor served as a cook and had reportedly gone to the ship's storeroom for food some time before the UAF attacked. Russia has yet to officially report the sailor's death, according to the outlet, as per translations from global news publication The Insider.

In late September, a surgeon who suffered from skin cancer, kidney stones, hearing difficulties and blindness in one eye received a draft notice ordering him to report to the local military commissar's office.

The man's daughter said her father had not been put through a medical examination and was instead deployed to the training grounds in Volgograd Oblast where he was made a squad commander.

The reporting was echoed by the UAF General Staff, which suggested that the Russian military was also drafting men without prior combat experience, individuals over the age of 60 and even persons with disabilities to the war in Ukraine.