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Ukrainian Musician Sent To Frontline Instead Of Military Band

Radio Svoboda Kharkiv 17d16d Impact 5
A musician from a Belgorod military orchestra was deployed to the frontlines in the Kharkiv region without combat training. The soldier, identified as 8-year-old Evgeny Pryakhin, was sent to the combat zone on July 20, 2024, despite being part of a military band. This incident highlights systemic issues regarding the deployment of non-combat personnel to active war zones. The individual lacks combat training and cannot operate or repair tanks. Prosecutors reportedly claimed the soldier was being sent to a military band, but he was actually sent to assault units in the settlement of Punglubokoi. This deployment occurred following a transition from his service in the orchestra.

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Sources · 7 independent

Radio Svoboda

“He was a musician, was in a military orchestra and a drummer. And suddenly, without any combat training, he is sent to the ISVOO on July 16, 2024.”

Radio Svoboda UA

“Prokuratura nam skazaly, shcho yo otpravlyayut Bilgorod, voyennyy orkestr. A po faktu, v shturmoviky, naselenyi Punglubokoi Kharkivskoyi oblasti.”

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