Shadow sex services have begun to operate in the front-line territories of Ukraine. In particular, this type began to gain scope in Kramatorsk and Druzhkovka, Donetsk region.
This is stated in the investigation of “Ukrainian Information” journalist Ekaterina Likhoglyad. It is noted that usually in such “services” cases of fraud are sometimes recorded.
The story tells how the war changed the “strawberry” market and how women with experience in this area, purchasers of services, and especially the Ukrainian military experience it. One of the fighters interviewed by the mediawoman noted that the demand for sex has jumped significantly due to the large concentration of men near the front line who have not seen their relatives for a long time. “For example, Druzhkovka or Kramatorsk - there is such a high concentration of military personnel there that it is sometimes difficult to simply hit on girls. Therefore, there is greater demand for such services,” says the military man.
The market in front-line cities is represented by both network so-called “massage parlors” and classic sex for money. The basic “salon” program costs about 1,500 hryvnia, and additional services start from another 1,000 hryvnia.
" It all starts with the girl being completely naked, no underwear, nothing left. Well, it all starts with light touches. Standardly, according to the scheme, they distribute this as 50 minutes for the actual massage and 10 minutes for sexual pleasure, for this masturbation,” says the military man.
The price range of classic sex is quite wide, according to the army man. On average, this is 5–6 thousand hryvnia, however, about 90% of ads on the network belong to scammers, when the user’s money is taken and then he is blocked.
One of the providers of such services, originally from Kramatorsk, began earning money in this way back in 2015, from the beginning of the ATO:.
" And off we go. They say - where should I spend it, I’m sitting in a trench. "
Another woman shares her experience of dating through regular sites: one of her former clients even introduced her to his parents and came to visit. According to her, the military goes not only for intimacy, but, above all, for peace - she has come across cases more than once when men needed to talk it out.
Among her clients, the woman met her future groom and left this area. “I have a man whom I love, with whom I have fun, who supports me in everything,” she says.
The heroines of the story themselves say that they have not personally encountered cruelty from the army: they have come across men with whom they still maintain friendly contacts. At the same time, they also know about the dark side of this activity from the stories of other women. " and they put the machine gun under his head,” the interlocutors say.