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Rachel Hagan

'Exhausted' Russian soldier says his unit needs a break but they 'can't be replaced'

A Russian fighter has gone public with his complaints of exhaustion and fighting conditions in eastern Ukraine as the war shows no signs of abating.

One soldier who had fought near Kyiv, Kharkiv and is now in eastern Ukraine, complained to the Guardian of his desperate exhaustion.

Andrei, who serves with the 37th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade headquartered in Buryatia in Siberia, said he had even contacted a lawyer to find out whether his deployment to the front is even legal.

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