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According to the report, it was revealed that Russian soldiers diagnosed with lung cancer and pulmonary embolism after serving in Operation Stream received only approximately $1,200 in compensation, were denied medals and official recognition, and are now excluded from any further benefits. Operation Stream, also called Operation Pipe, was a March 8, 2025, military raid in which Russian special forces for several days crawled through the disused gas pipeline to attack Ukrainian positions from the rear during the Kursk counteroffensive, forcing a Ukrainian retreat near Sudzha, Kursk region. According to Kashevarova, participants in the operation began suffering severe respiratory ailments, yet in Kursk hospitals they were told they had only “acute bronchitis of moderate severity.”“100 thousand rubles or approximately $1,200 compensation for lung cancer and no medals… and for some this ‘pseudo-bronchitis’ progressed to lung cancer, pulmonary embolism,” she wrote in her Telegram channel, adding that every soldier who entered the pipeline suffered lung damage and that some died underground.
The report also said that it further criticized the Defense Ministry’s refusal to classify these conditions as military injuries or serious combat wounds, a stance that strips veterans and their families of compensation or social benefits. Even relatives of the deceased, she said, cannot claim payments because official records list “lung cancer,” “pulmonary embolism,” or “acute bronchitis” rather than combat trauma. The General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces was blamed for shirking responsibility, accusing them of behaving “undignified” by effectively denying. It was recalled that the Russian leadership does not recognize this disease as serious or a military injury, and therefore does not award soldiers compensation. Also, none of the soldiers who tried to enter Suja through the “pipe” were awarded. According to Ukrainian data, most of the Russian military forces were destroyed as a result of this operation.
Watch the report on the YouTube link.
The report also said that it further criticized the Defense Ministry’s refusal to classify these conditions as military injuries or serious combat wounds, a stance that strips veterans and their families of compensation or social benefits. Even relatives of the deceased, she said, cannot claim payments because official records list “lung cancer,” “pulmonary embolism,” or “acute bronchitis” rather than combat trauma. The General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces was blamed for shirking responsibility, accusing them of behaving “undignified” by effectively denying. It was recalled that the Russian leadership does not recognize this disease as serious or a military injury, and therefore does not award soldiers compensation. Also, none of the soldiers who tried to enter Suja through the “pipe” were awarded. According to Ukrainian data, most of the Russian military forces were destroyed as a result of this operation.
Watch the report on the YouTube link.