In the end, he decides to resign from the army, to have nothing more to do with the so-called “special military operation” orchestrated by the Kremlin – and to tell the whole world the truth about the misery and horrors of a war waged by a disorganized army.
An overwhelming testimony of a Russian military man, written a month and a half after he returned from the war in Ukraine. He was aware that he was not allowed, according to the harsh laws, to use the word “war” and harsh consequences would follow.
He only tells what he saw and lived – and everything is terrible. “First of all, I wanted to open the eyes of my fellow citizens to the truth about the war in Ukraine. I realize that this book is a gesture of peace that will cost me a lot. But I can’t watch all this in silence.” The book has been distributed, starting from August 2022, for free in Russian, on various channels. “A real bombshell!” – The Guardian. “A shattering testimony.” – The Washington Times.
The audio version of the text was posted on You Tube and in less than a month, it was listened to by more than five hundred thousand people. Then it was gradually translated into 15 other languages. And Pavel Filatiev, pursued, took refuge in France, where he requested political asylum.
Some quotes: “We waited a week without a place to sleep or wash, being constantly under gunfire, and we didn’t understand why we weren’t rotated.” “You have to live and sleep in the ground, under constant bombardment. But you get used to it. You were sleeping even when there was an explosion a hundred meters away.” “Many in Ukraine don’t believe me and try to present all of us paratroopers as being
After 21-year-old Corporal Daniil Frolkin admitted to executing a civilian with a bullet to the head and stealing from villagers’ houses, and his commanders were involved in organized truck robberies, Filatiev tried to distances from comrades in arms who committed such serious crimes.
“People don’t understand that because of their indifference, the war can reach them too.”
Pavel Filatiev – ZOV. Report forbidden. The revelations of a Russian soldier on the front in Ukraine. Translation from Russian and notes by Justina Bandol. Litera Publishing House. 176 pages
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