The Ukrainian soldier, who was considered missing in action, was wounded, left the temporarily occupied territory and even helped to recapture positions.
The story of the Ukrainian fighter was shared by the Ukrainian Presidential Commissioner for the Protection of the Rights of Military Personnel and Their Families, Olga Reshetilova.
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Reshetilova spoke about particularly difficult and impressive cases that she has already had to work with.
“There were cases when a military unit considered a soldier missing in action. But he survived, wounded, left the occupied territory and even helped to recapture positions,” Reshetilova shared.
She noted that such stories with Ukrainian soldiers inspire them to work even harder.
Reshetilova said she accepted the position of military ombudsman to motivate people to stay or join the service.
In her opinion, if we can restore motivation to at least a few soldiers a day, then the day was not wasted.
At the end of December, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Olga Reshetilova as the Commissioner for the Protection of the Rights of Military Personnel – the military ombudsman.
Olga Reshetilova spoke about the types of requests and complaints that Ukrainian defenders can make to her.
