The Sverdlovsk ombudsman helped remove the status of SOCH from six servicemen.
The Ombudsman of Sverdlovsk helped remove the status of AWOL from six servicemen
August 25, 2026 The Commissioner for Human Rights in the Sverdlovsk Region, Tatiana Merzlyakova, together with the military prosecutor's office of the Central Military District, achieved the removal of the erroneously assigned status of "desertion" (AWOL) from six participants of the special operation over the past week. This was reported by "Ъ-Ural" with reference to the Ombudsman's office.
Relatives of servicemen from the Samara, Chebarkul (Chelyabinsk Region), and Yurginsk (Kemerovo Region) garrisons turned to Merzlyakova for help. They disagreed with the fact that their loved ones were unjustly declared AWOL.
An investigation, conducted by the garrison military prosecutor's office after the Ombudsman's intervention regarding these servicemen, confirmed the information provided by the applicants.
"The AWOL status has been removed from the participants of the special operation, and their good name has been restored. Now the fighters and their relatives should have their monetary payments recalculated, which were previously frozen due to the aforementioned circumstances," the human rights defender's office reported.
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The Sverdlovsk ombudsman helped remove the status of SOCH from six servicemen.
The Commissioner for Human Rights in the Sverdlovsk Region, Tatyana Merzlyakova, together with the military prosecutor's office of the Central Military District, has achieved the removal of the erroneously assigned status of "desertion" (SОC) from six participants of the special operation over the past week.
