It has been revealed that some women are now using s*x to pay for the services of workmen who carry out certain activities for them.
Revealed: One of the women
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Daily Mail UK report has shown that women are using s*x to pay for plumbers, car mechanics and other labourers in Russia because of the country's economic struggles.
The 'new trend' in the Buryatia, in eastern Siberia, is blamed on 'falling income levels' in Vladimir Putin's country.
Residents are being offered the chance to exchange their services - including the installation of new furniture and dog-walking - for s*x, it has been claimed.
One Siberian news outlet reported: 'Due to the economic crisis, s*x is used to pay for traditional services. There even are special online communities for this purpose.'
One such community in Buryatia region, on the shore of Lake Baikal, claims that it is intended for 'mutually beneficial encounters.'
It states: 'Here you can swap services for sex. And, as well, offer s*x for a service.
'If you need a service or goods, but you can't or don't want to spend money on it, you can do something.'
The town of Buryatia
Users may 'offer' their services for 'a pleasant reward', it added.
One male advertiser offered to carry out home repairs in return for s*x.
He boasted: 'You get both pleasure - and renovation.'
A female posted: 'Looking for a man who can do the wiring in my flat. 2 rooms. S*x 2-3 times in return. Anonymous. Girl, 26.'
Nine men responded offering their services.
Elsewhere, a 23-year-old woman offered a date in exchange for new furniture.
'Will meet with a guy in exchange for a new sofa. Girl, 23. If you want, 'like'. Anonymous.' Her posting had 21 'likes'.
In another case, Artur Konstantinov, from the regional capital Ulan-Ude, offered to deliver and stack 'dry logs' as firewood, to be paid according to the 'conditions of the community', namely with s*x instead of money.