Russian contractors are not released from the army for two years, even if they do not want to fight

In Russia, they regularly increase payments to contractors who are sent to war with Ukraine: in some regions, such payments amount to several million rubles. At the same time, the Russian state does not plan to release those who have already been in the war - contracts from the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation are virtually unlimited, and the military return to the front even with severe wounds.

The cooperative of independent journalists “Coast” told the stories of Russian contractors, including those who decided to escape from the army from the country. Listen to the audio version of this text on Radio Medusa. You can read the material here .

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