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Soldier Evgeny’s broken promises: 10-day leave and Order of Courage never materialised
29/ Another of the soldiers, Evgeny, says that "we were promised 10 days' leave and the Order of Courage for everyone." However, none of this materialised.
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Pneumonia led to asthma, then back to the front
After the pneumonia, I developed asthma, and then another illness, and now I've been drafted again. I can't handle asthma—the doctors at the hospital wrote to me: 'With asthma, you're only fit for observation at your place of residence.' But they're sending me to the front line again.
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63-year-old Russian soldier hospitalized in Chechnya with pneumonia after falling ill in trenches
20/ 63-year-old Alexander T. also ended up in the same hospital in Chechnya. He was called up on 9th October 2023 but soon fell ill. "I got sick in the trenches. I got pneumonia and was hospitalised.
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Asthma attack in Chechnya: self-treatment and lack of care
18/ "And already here [in Chechnya at the VVK] I started having bronchial asthma, and there was no treatment here – nothing at all! I bought medicines at my own expense and started to be treated at my own expense, at least somehow.
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Soldier avoids combat by revealing hepatitis C
Another of the men, Vladislav M., had concealed his hepatitis C infection until he grew so weary of the war and the lack of any leave that he decided to disclose his status in order to be excused from fighting.
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Testimony on patients’ living conditions
"In some places, we weren't even given uniforms. We lived separately, all those who had a disease."
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Doctor ignores illnesses before missions
I explain and show the papers, the head of the medical unit knows about the diseases – and still they say that on 12th January we will go there to perform combat missions.
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Men sent back to war despite ongoing commission report, reflecting manpower needs.
10/ However, before the commission had even finished its report, Alexey and his colleagues are being sent back to the war. This has dismayed the men, and likely reflects the Russian army's need for manpower in the face of huge losses in places like Avdiivka.
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Segregated soldier due to HIV and hepatitis
Another man, Vyacheslav M., joined the army in May 2023 despite already having both HIV and hepatitis. He told the army about his condition and was segregated from other soldiers.