It took months, and he said one of them was just "a metal stick with a plastic tip."
He's now suing Russia's social security service.
AdvertisementHe then contacted Russia's Social Insurance Fund about getting prosthetics.
"It's just a metal stick with a plastic tip!"
Injured Russian soldiers have also reported being sent back to the front lines without getting proper medical treatment.
Persons:
he'd, He's, —, Vadim Sharipov, Sharipov, John Kirby
Organizations:
Service, Radio Free Europe, Russia's Social Insurance Fund, Daily, Russia's Social Insurance, UK Ministry of Defence, National Security
Locations:
Russian, Ukraine, St, Petersburg, Russia