A Russian IT worker joined the army to ‘benefit society’ and was promised a job operating drones. Now he’s missing in Ukraine, and his wife believes his commanders stole his money.
An IT specialist from Chelyabinsk signed a contract with Russia’s Defense Ministry that promised him service in the drone forces. Instead, he ended up in what’s known as a “meat grinder regiment.” He was sent on an assault and went missing, his wife told the independent Russian investigative outlet iStories.
We haven't written up this one. Meduza (English) has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.