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Posted: 2025-06-23 16:23:30 UTC
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Ilya Elokhin, a Russian schoolteacher mobilised despite ill health, has deserted and is seeking political asylum in Armenia after witnessing and experiencing severe mistreatment in a notorious Russian army unit. He reports being ordered to execute POWs, witnessing the torture of Russian deserters, and being repeatedly beaten. Elokhin's account corroborates accusations of abuse, extortion, and lack of medical care within the 9th Separate Guards Motorised Rifle Brigade.
Mistreatment of soldiers in the 9th Separate Guards Motorised Rifle Brigade
Orders to execute POWs and torture of deserters
Corruption and extortion by commanders
Lack of medical care for soldiers
Political asylum seeking by Russian deserters
Mobilisation despite ill health
Witnessing and experiencing violence and abuse
Desertion and escape from the army
Seeking political asylum