Marat Bystrov reluctantly joined the army in 2013.
Marat Bystrov says that he enjoyed his service time. PDO
A football player Marat Bystrov31, says in an interview with Championat that he considered buying a military card to avoid military service in Russia.
– It would have cost 120,000 rubles in 2013. A large amount, he reveals.
The amount of money Bystrovi mentioned is 1,240 converted into euros at the current exchange rate.
He says he couldn’t afford that because the parents’ combined income was 35,000 rubles a month.
The money should have been received in another way.
– I thought, no, Marat, what kind of loan? Are you serious? I went to the convocations and registered in the convocation activities. That’s how I ended up in the army, Bystrov said.
There was no call for service, but he still says that he enjoyed his time in the army in Chelyabinsk.
– It was exciting and interesting. Mountain training, skydiving, shooting and orienteering. I learn a lot. I don’t regret joining the army.
– But I know guys who haven’t been near a single simple machine for a year. They just swept, washed the floors and mowed the lawn. There is no need for such a service.
Bystrov’s father is Russian and mother is Kazakh. At the national team level, he has represented his mother’s home country. The defender currently plays for Akhmat Grozny of the Russian Premier League.