during which most of them went missing and #Kipish was wounded. Despite this, his commander forced him to keep advancing and threatened to kill him if he retreated.

One day, while #Kipish was sitting in a dugout, a #Ukrainian_Warrior from the #61st Brigade entered and took him prisoner.

He agreed, was soon captured, and was later exchanged.

After the exchange, #Kipish was promised that he would not be sent back to fight. However, his military unit returned him to the front.

He and other #Russian soldiers were sent on an assault across an open field,

#Mikhail_Fomin from #Ulan_Ude, #Buryatia, call sign #Kipish, was involved in car theft, burglaries, and drug dealing before joining the #Russian army. He was facing 15 years in prison, but was instead offered a military contract to fight against #Ukraine.