"They shoved me onto a bus and took me to the airport." A Volgograd resident with a partially amputated limb is being sought to return to the front.
Alexey GaunA soldier drafted into the war with Ukraine in the fall of 2022 suffered a mine blast injury. Part of his big toe was amputated. He required further treatment, but he was initially charged with "absenteeism" and then forced onto a plane and sent closer to the front. His sister recounted this. Irina Slukina.
"At the clinic, they removed the bone from his big toe because everything there was torn off. As a result, he suffered joint and nerve damage. This is all documented." to clarifynila Slukina.
Gaun was assigned a Group 3 disability. According to his sister, the military commissariat refused to accept his disability documents, but opened a criminal case, alleging he failed to report to his military unit on time.
On May 30, representatives from the military prosecutor's office came to their home and told Gaun to gather his documents and go to a medical examination. There, his request for a referral to the military medical commission was ignored.
"They shoved me onto a bus and took me to the airport. They said they'd take me to Rostov and do everything there. But Alexey said they were forming another "Storm" unit from people like him and sending them to the SVO. How could he, a disabled man, serve in the army?" — the sister was indignant.
"Let those who are for the SVO go. Take the shaman away, what's worse?" "If he's alive, it means he hasn't fully paid his debt to the Motherland." "Why didn't you say anything when he was in the hospital and getting paid? And now he should continue the service he was paid for!" — subscribers discussed.
V1.RU's editorial team contacted the Southern Military District press service and the military prosecutor's office regarding the situation, but received no response.
On the eve reportshili Another man was forcibly taken from the Rostov region towards the front. Alexey Motorny He suffered chemical burns, concussion, and a heart attack at the front. These are not isolated cases.
Photos courtesy of Irina Slukina