Russia is struggling to find its missing soldiers
Vladimir Putin’s war has left thousands of searching families in limbo
KAMONIN ALEKSANDROVICH disappeared in the Donetsk region in winter. On February 22nd last year, as Ukraine repelled Russian assaults along the front line across eastern Ukraine, his unit was involved in fierce fighting. According to his family, Kamonin was badly injured. “He went out with his unit on the mission, he had no documents with him,” they wrote on an online message board. Their son did not return from the battle; and like dozens more he simply disappeared.
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This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “In limbo”
Europe April 13th 2024
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