Conscript Sent to War After Suicide Attempt Dies
A 22-year-old conscript named Alexander Korolkov from Dmitrov, Moscow region, has been sent to the special military operation in Ukraine despite a suicide attempt during his service, according to the publication 'Veter', which spoke with the soldier's mother.
Consensus
- Alexander Korolkov was a 22-year-old conscript from Dmitrov, Moscow Oblast.
- He took an academic leave in summer 2024 and received a military summons shortly afterward.
- After one month of service, he was diagnosed with a mixed personality disorder.
- He attempted suicide while serving in a training center in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast.
- He was hospitalized in a psychiatric facility in Voronezh Oblast after being transferred to a military unit.
- Five days after being discharged from the psychiatric facility, he signed a military contract.
- His mother claims the contract was forged and that he was pressured into signing it.
- He was deployed to combat operations on occupied Ukrainian territories in January 2025.
- He went missing in the Sievierodonetsk (Svatovskiy) area of Luhansk Oblast.
- A court declared him dead in 2026, and his mother received a death certificate.
- A criminal case was opened against the acting commander of the military unit for allegedly illegally signing a contract with Korolkov.
Points of divergence
- Korolkov was sent on a combat mission and declared missing without further details on the exact date of disappearance. — tg_theinsider
- Korolkov was deployed to occupied Ukrainian territories in January 2025 and disappeared in June 2025, with his mother receiving a death certificate in June 2025. — tvrain
- Korolkov was deployed to occupied territories in January 2025, disappeared in the Svatovskiy area of Luhansk Oblast, and his mother received a death certificate in June 2026. — tg_tvrain
- Korolkov was sent to a combat operation in April 2025 and declared dead in 2026 after a court petition by the military unit. — meduza
Coverage (4 sources)
- Conscript Alexander Korolkov sent to war in Ukraine despite suicide attempt during service. On the front he disappeared without news. — The Insider
- Conscript from Moscow Region died in war after suicide attempt — Дождь
- Conscript from Moscow Region dies in war sent to him after suicide attempt — Дождь (Telegram)
- 22-year-old conscript from the Moscow region sent to war despite suicide attempt during service. After the assault, he went missing, declared dead — Meduza