“I cannot burden my soul with the sin of murder,” said Russian rapper Ivan Petunin, better known as Walkie T, in his farewell video. According to media reports, the 27-year-old from Krasnodar committed suicide because he did not want to kill or die after being called up for Russia’s partial mobilization for Putin.
As the Russian site “Star Hit” reports, the musician’s body was found on Saturday near a skyscraper. Krasnodar police confirmed the death, but declined to provide further details.
Farewell video on Telegram
The rapper left a farewell video on Telegram, which read: “When you see the video, I am no longer alive. I cannot burden my soul with the sin of murder. I am not ready to fight for ideals.”
No way out
There is also a farewell letter to his girlfriend Elya. “Dear cat, there was no way out… I did everything I could to make you as happy as possible. But the dark time has come. And I hope you get through this. Always remember that I love you. keep the memory of me “A person has only one name and I will not stain it. I want people to remember that I lived according to my conscience and died for my principles,” Petunin wrote.
Just a day before the desperate act, the artist had released his new album “Walk Out Boy 3”. In announcing the record, he wrote, “Hear some of these songs to understand what kind of person I was.”
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