I was pouring out that beer and crying.” How wounded veterans of the “SMO” leave rehabilitation because of alcohol

“I was pouring out that beer and crying.” How wounded veterans of the “SMO” leave rehabilitation because of alcohol

“Violation of the rules” is a common reason wounded Russian soldiers are discharged from military hospitals.

While undergoing long-term treatment, some “SMO” veterans smuggle alcohol and drugs into their wards, start fights, get into conflicts, or seek romantic relationships with staff.

Vyorstka tells the story of everyday life in hospitals where a thousand Russians returned from the front are trying to live alongside one another, using one of Moscow’s largest medical institutions for military personnel, Veterans Hospital No. 2, as an example.

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