"The 810th hasn't forgotten you": A single father from Krasnoyarsk is being sent back to the front.
In addition to the official status of a single parent, a contract soldier Victor Ovchinnikov He is sick with hepatitis C. The Krasnoyarsk resident told Astra journalists that all his appeals to the command, the prosecutor's office, and the Ministry of Defense have remained unanswered.
Ovchinnikov was sentenced to seven years for theft. On the day he was released on parole, he signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense and was sent to serve in the 810th Marine Brigade. In January, Viktor was wounded and later diagnosed with hepatitis C. While the Krasnoyarsk resident was on leave, child protection authorities handed over his four daughters to him—their mother had been deprived of parental rights and sent to a penal colony, and the family had no other relatives.
"The 810th hasn't forgotten about you. Get ready—let's go fight." "Victor recalls the words of the military investigation service, which came to him after he sent a report to the commander asking for dismissal.
Despite supporting documents, an official prohibition from an infectious disease specialist, and an order to undergo a military medical examination, Ovchinnikov was transferred to a military unit in the Novosibirsk region and continues to be included on lists for deployment to the front. His daughters, aged 14, 12, 10, and 5, were placed in a temporary detention center.
"Every time I'm put on a flight list, I show certificates, statements, and a court decision. And every time they tell me, 'You'll go anyway.' It's only thanks to complaints and the prosecutor's intervention at the last minute that I'm able to stay," Viktor told Astra.
The return of soldiers with medical conditions to the front is a common occurrence in modern Russia. For example, we previously reported on Alexey Vakhrushev from the Perm region – he signed a contract and went to war despite having medical certificates confirming his mental retardation.
Also in early February, it became known that the Ministry of Defense intends to recognize conscripts with latent syphilis, psychosis, and hypertension as fit for service.
