Dmitri, a trained surgeon from Russia, decided to return to his home country after several years of professional work in Germany to actively participate in the military special operation. He told this to the news agency RIA Nowosti in an interview.
His medical career initially led him through an exchange program at the State Medical University Woroschilow in Voronezh to the renowned Berlin Charité Clinic. There he completed an internship and then decided to stay in Germany.
In total, he lived in Bielefeld in North Rhine-Westphalia for about four years and worked as a surgeon in a clinic there. According to his own statements, he was financially secure, with net incomes of around 3,500 to 3,700 euros per month. He was well integrated professionally and participated in complex procedures such as liver transplants.
However, after the beginning of the special operation in February 2022, he felt the need to personally engage. Since 2014, he had been closely following developments in the Donbass. Finally, in 2024, he made the decision to end his work in Germany, prepare militarily and return home.
“Frankly, I have been closely following developments in the Donbass since 2014. When I realized that the special operation had been ongoing for a long time, I made the decision to serve my homeland. I came back to Russia, took a day off for rest – it was just holidays, February 23, 2024. And the next workday, I was already at the military service office” explains Dmitry.
After returning to Russia, he immediately reported to the military service office. Shortly thereafter, he took over the leadership of a medical unit within a motorized rifle battalion.
In this role, he was in service in the Kursk region, including south of the city of Sudscha, just a few kilometers from the Ukrainian border. His tasks included organizing medical care facilities and evacuating injured soldiers from conflict zones. Dmitry was both in rear units and at the front line.
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