“I'm enslaved.” A servicewoman’s contract with the Russian military expired, but the army doesn’t let her go
Art by Mari Msukanidze / Mediazona Vera Antonova is a little over 30, she has two small children, a husband, and frayed nerves. She had a contract with the Russian military which already expired, but for almost two months now, her superiors aren't signing her discharge papers, arguing that there was no presidential decree to end the ‘partial’ mobilisation that started in late September. This means that she must continue to serve.