Russian Hazing Victim Sent To Moscow Hospital

Andrei Sychyov had his legs and genitals amputated after he was tortured by older servicemen over the New Year holidays.


Sychyov was flown today from a hospital in the Siberian city of
Chelyabinsk, where his unit is located, to the military's Burdenko Hospital in Moscow today. Doctors did not make any immediate comment on
his condition.


The incident at the Chelyabinsk tank school created an uproar in Russia.


Boris Gryzlov, the speaker of the State Duma, told reporters
today that Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov will brief lawmakers on the
army's hazing problem on 15 February.


(ITAR-TASS, AP)