The SVO soldier returned home after his death was reported, but faced bureaucratic problems
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In 2025, the SVO soldier was declared missing, then the family received a funeral, but on Christmas 2026 he returned home alive after being wounded and treated in the hospital, but the restoration of documents led to a deterioration in his health.
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The Special Operations soldier was reported missing in 2025, then the family received an official funeral, but he returned home alive on Christmas Day 2026 after being wounded and treated in hospital.
Near Volgograd, a special military operation (SVO) fighter returned home after his family was informed of his death, but after that he found himself in bureaucratic hell. This was reported by the portal V1.RU.
According to the publication, in 2025, the military man was first declared missing, and later the family received a funeral. And on Christmas Day 2026, he returned home alive. It turned out that the 60-year-old military man had been carrying out tasks in the Northern Military District zone all this time and could not contact his family, since telephones were prohibited at positions, and then was wounded and was recovering in the hospital.
Restoring the documents was difficult for the military man, and because of this, his health problems worsened. “Thank you daughter, of course. If it weren’t for her, it would be difficult for me to do all this myself. My health is very poor, especially since I was wounded twice,” he said.
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In the coming weeks, checks will be carried out at the military registration and enlistment office regarding the erroneous declaration of a soldier as missing in action.
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Open Questions
- What documents exactly needed to be restored?
- Why was communication with family impossible despite the availability of other means of communication?
- What measures are being taken to prevent such cases of mistaken burials?
