A 27-year-old Russian rapper took his own life to avoid being drafted to fight in President Vladimir Putin’s brutal war in Ukraine — after tragically declaring he was “not ready to kill for any ideals.”
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Ivan Vitalievich Petunin, who performed under the stage name “Walkie,” was found dead on Friday after jumping from a high-rise apartment building in the city of Krasnodar, according to Russian-language news outlet 93.ru, which was translated by The Post.
The rapper’s death has since been confirmed by his girlfriend and his mother, who spoke to a 93.ru reporter, independent Russian media outlet Mediazona reported.
Petunin committed suicide by throwing himself off the 10th floor, local sources told the outlets.
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