22/ "He also got hepatitis C in his blood, which was confirmed by the military medical commission (VVK), but he was still given fitness category "A" [i.e. fit for military service, absolutely healthy and has no health problems], and we have not been paid for the injury yet.
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Wounded soldiers in Moscow hospitals deemed fit for return to war.
23/ "There were guys with my husband in the hospital in Moscow who were also given category "A" after being wounded, only to be taken back to the war. The VVK apparently believes that if your arms and legs are intact, then you are healthy."
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VDV soldier promoted, but lack of rest impacts him psychologically
17/ Her partner, who is serving with the airborne forces (VDV) has been promoted to command an armoured vehicle, which he proudly calls 'his baby'. However, Olesya says that his lack of rest is taking a significant psychological toll on him.
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Returning changed: fear of psychological impact and altered personality
18/ "He said that when he returns, he needs to see a psychologist and a psychiatrist because he sleeps so badly. And I don't like the look on his face, like he's concussed. I realise that he will come back to me a completely different person.
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Soldiers not home from Bakhmut meat grinder, sent to new hotspots
"Only two or three of the soldiers went home before the 'Bakhmut meat grinder' in May, and now they still haven't resumed taking leave, they just throw them into new hot spots."
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A Woman’s Suffering Facing Refusal of Marriage from an Absent Man
12/ "When a person hasn't been home for a year, it's just terrible. I thought to come to him and get married, but he is against it. Allegedly there will be unnecessary emotions and worries on my part that will confuse him."
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Outrage at unequal treatment of troops on the front lines
She is indignant at apparently unequal treatment between artillerymen, who have been granted leave, and frontline infantry, who have not. "Of course, I wanted to say to Nikitin: Fucking shit, these are regular civilians. Why the fuck are they even on the front line?"
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Novgorod Governor: Leave Suspension for Southern Group Soldiers Amidst Concerns
13/ When she wrote to Novgorod regional governor Andrei Nikitin with her concerns, she was told that "on the combat order of the commander of the southern group, the provision of leave has been suspended," but that some men have nonetheless been granted leave.
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Mobilized man denied leave for marriage, denied rest as required by law
9/ "When mobilisation began, he was quickly taken from the region and sent to training in Pskov. We didn't even have time to get married. And now they don't let him go on vacation to get married, and they just don't give him a rest, as required by law.
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Mobilised husband hasn’t had leave since Oct 2022, unit claims only 10% eligible
5/ Rina Matrosova says that her husband, who was mobilised on 3 October 2022, has never been on leave. "In the unit they say that only 10 per cent of all personnel can go on leave, and my turn has not yet come, so we are waiting.