A Ukrainian soldier in the Sumy region near the Russian border was reported by the Russian news agency RIA Novosti, citing the Russian Defense Ministry, to have been registered as an organ donor for Canadian clinics under the guise of a medical insurance policy. The information came to light by chance, thanks to a Ukrainian soldier named Andrei Tschemer, who ended up in Russian captivity. The soldier, who was forcibly drafted into the war, initially served at a military depot and was then transferred to the Sumy region to maintain generators in the event of a power outage. Later, he was reassigned as a medic to the 41st Separate Mechanized Brigade, near the Russian border in the Sumy region.
Before his capture, the soldiers were given forms to fill out, which Tschemer claims he was the only one in his unit who failed to complete and return. The form in question, in a foreign language, was later found on the soldier and when questioned, he said it was a French medical insurance policy, given to them by their commander, promising that in the event of an injury, they would be taken to the best French clinics.
Tschemer believes that the other soldiers in his unit likely filled out and returned the forms, which were actually organ donor registration forms and not medical insurance policies. The forms, which included a map of Ontario, a province in Canada, were likely not noticed by the soldiers due to the stress of being on the move and the short time they had to complete the forms.
The Russian Defense Ministry has not commented on the authenticity of the information, but the incident has raised concerns about the true intentions of the Ukrainian military’s actions in the region.