For two months, Pavel Filateev fought in a war that made no sense to him. Now he has turned his back on Russia and is sending Putin to hell.
Just a few weeks ago, hardly anyone knew of the existence of the Russian soldier Pavel Filatev. But now his story is going around the world. He was there when Russian troops crossed the Ukrainian border on the night of February 24 and the war began. For two months he fought a battle he didn’t understand. And when his time at the front was up, he could not remain silent.
Filatev wrote down what he had experienced and told of the madness of that war. But his confession cost him his homeland. After initial attempts to hide in Russia, he eventually left the country. His escape lasted several weeks. Now the paratrooper from Paris reported.
In a video distributed by the human rights organization Gulagu.net, Filateev announced that he had arrived at Charles de Gaulle Airport. The activists, dedicated to protecting the rights of detainees, helped him escape.
Pavel Filatev: “The government takes advantage of you endlessly”
“I was a patriot of my country for 34 years. And I still am. (…) Russia is a beloved country for me (…) But you don’t choose your homeland,” says the professional soldier in his speech.
“I’ve lived in Russia all my life and now I understand that nobody fucking needs me there. The value of human life is zero,” the paratrooper said angrily.
“The government takes advantage of you endlessly. And now this war in Ukraine. I think of all the boys who died. What for? I don’t understand.” No matter in which sphere the government sticks its nose, things only get worse.
“Putin, fuck you”
After these words, Filatev demonstratively tears up his documents and flushes the scraps down the toilet: his veteran’s ID card, which was issued to him after serving in Chechnya; his military ID; his passport and finally his passport.
“I love Russia, I love all of our people, but Putin isn’t Russia and our government isn’t Russia. Putin, fuck you,” the escaped military man concludes.
A few weeks ago, Filateev published a book on the Russian social network VKontakte to enlighten his compatriots. On 141 pages he wrote down what he experienced during the two months of war in Ukraine. There are 141 pages full of desperation, fear of death, shame, anger, hunger, cold – and incomprehension.
The manifesto is entitled “ZOV”, which means “call”. Instead of Cyrillic letters, Latin letters are emblazoned on the first page – a hint at the symbols of this war that came about by pure coincidence: Z and V. You can read what Filatjew has to tell here:
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Source: Stern
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