Hydra Market Bans Talk on Russia-Ukraine War

The Russian language only darknet market Hydra has been the largest darknet market for a few years now, with over a billion dollars worth of sales in 2020. While it Stated as a Russian only darknet market, it has recently expanded to most of the post soviet countries in around Russia.

While in Russia there are over 5,500 total listings of drugs, in Ukraine (the 2nd largest market) there are just under 700 active listings of drugs.

Since Hydra is active on both Russia and Ukraine it is no wonder that the top mod of Hydra Market has announced that Hydra will remain neutral and that all talk about the conflict is forbidden since it goes against Hydra Market term and services of talk of politics.

In Russia it is not even allowed to call the war in Ukraine “war” but instead it is being called a “special military operation” but the Russian mod however shared a part of the famous song of Edwin Starr “War”, hinting that he himself opposes the war in Ukraine and it is in fact a war, a thing that if he is caught in Russia can lead to him serving a term of up to 15 years (although being part of the largest darknet market in the world will probably land him a life in prison any way).

Hydra top mod official statement-

• В связи с событиями происходящими в мире, просим вас строго соблюдать правила форума о запрете на обсуждение политики.
  У каждого из вас может быть своя точка зрения, пусть она останется за пределами проекта.
  
  War (What Is It Good For?)
  War, huh, yeah
  What is it good for
  Absolutely nothing
  Uh-huh
  War, huh, yeah
  What is it good for
  Absolutely nothing
  Say it again, y’all
  (Edwin Starr)

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Translated to English-

Other western darknet markets have made no comment or statement on the current war between Russia and Ukraine, and unlike most of the companies in the world did not ban Russians vendors or buyers.