A Russian contract soldier said that after escaping from Izyum, he was not allowed into Russia and was going to be sent back to war

A conscientious objector, who left to fight in Ukraine and signed a contract before the end of his military service, told Mediazona that after retreating from Izyum, he decided to return to Russia. He planned to terminate the contract before the end of the probationary period, but nothing worked out for him — Putin announced the mobilization. publish-context-cite__image» alt=»1″ />Article«I don't need this meat.» After fleeing from Izyum, refuseniks were not allowed into Russia for a week until mobilization began — and they were immediately sent back to battle

When the sapper Sergey Chizhikovsigned a contract, he was promised that he would be sent only to protect the occupied territories. However, in early September, when the counteroffensive of the Ukrainian army began, he had to flee from Izyum and wander through the forests of Kharkiv region for a week. The commander demanded the soldiers return to the front line, but the border guards refused to let them into the territory of the Belgorod region.

According to Sergey, he wanted to return to Russia and terminate the contract, but he and his colleagues were not allowed to enter Russian territory for about a week until they agreed to continue fighting in Ukraine. The soldiers lived in tents, food was brought to them by border guards.

After the announcement of the mobilization, the servicemen were forbidden to leave, and on September 25, Sergei was again sent to fight in Ukraine, having been allowed to enter Russia for a short time.

In July, it became known that there were at least 17 refuseniks in the colony of the self-proclaimed LPR. National Guardsmen from Khakassia filed lawsuits with the Supreme Court of the republic after being dismissed from service for refusing to go to Ukraine.