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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Thu Aug 18, 2022, 12:18 PM Aug 2022

Russian paratrooper says troops are deliberately shooting themselves in the leg to escape the war

and get a $50,000 payout

A Russian paratrooper who fought in Ukraine says troops are deliberately shooting themselves in the leg to escape the war and get a $50,000 payout.

Pavel Filatyev, 33, published a 141-page memoir outlining his experience on the front lines of the Ukraine war on the Russian social-media platform VKontakte two weeks ago, The Guardian reported. Insider has seen the memoir.

The memoir — titled "ZOV" after the Russian pro-war symbol — is the most detailed account of a Russian soldier fighting in Ukraine so far.

It describes how some Russian soldiers are facing so much chaos, hunger, and destruction that they are looking for any way out.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russian-paratrooper-who-fought-in-ukraine-says-troops-are-deliberately-shooting-themselves-in-the-leg-to-escape-the-war-and-get-a-50-000-payout/ar-AA10N2ka
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Russian paratrooper says troops are deliberately shooting themselves in the leg to escape the war (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2022 OP
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