For the current Russian regime, human life appears to have minimal value—and this applies not only to “ordinary” people, but also to the sick and to people with disabilities or limited mobility. This case clearly shows that it is not an isolated incident, but a systemic practice that can be traced through the way Russia’s security apparatus and medical institutions (including military medicine) operate and interact.

In particular, serviceman Dmitry Kolesnikov (“Koleso”), who developed epilepsy after a severe head injury in 2015, was effectively denied the opportunity to undergo the required medical commission (VVK) and was sent to the front instead. In 2022, he had already tried to take part in combat as a volunteer, but due to his health condition he was unable to serve and returned home.

In 2024, he was detained in the Moscow metro, after which it emerged that he was listed as assigned to the 87th Separate Rifle Regiment and had the status of SOCH—despite the fact that, according to him, he had not signed any contract. He was then held at a military unit for four months, and later—amid public outcry—was transferred to another regiment supposedly to undergo the VVK. In reality, however, he was never sent to a hospital, and the medical procedure meant to determine his fitness for service was replaced by deployment on a combat mission.

On December 6, 2025, Dmitry reported that he was leaving for a mission, and on December 13 his death became known. This example shows how a person’s health—even with a serious diagnosis—can become secondary, and how formal safeguards (such as the VVK and hospitalization) may fail when the system finds it more important to “meet a quota” than to preserve a life.

Source: the Telegram channel “NE ZHDI Good News” — https://t.me/ne_zhdi_novosti/4510