A participant in the Special Military Operation (SVO) asked…
A participant in the Special Military Operation (SVO) asked President Putin to strip him of his 'veteran' status after being removed from the elections by the CPRF. SVO participant Andrey Kuzba recorded a video address to Vladimir Putin, requesting that he be deprived of his 'veteran of combat operations' status.
Consensus
- Andrey Kuzhba is a participant in the Russian military operation in Ukraine.
- Kuzhba was a candidate for the Orenburg Regional Legislative Assembly under the Communist Party of the Russian Federation.
- Kuzhba was disqualified from running in the elections.
- Kuzhba recorded a video appeal to Vladimir Putin requesting the revocation of his veteran status.
- Kuzhba claimed that he faced repeated administrative penalties from local authorities after returning from the war.
Points of divergence
- Kuzhba stated he decided to enter politics after returning from the front and was removed from the election list; KPRF claims another candidate was also removed from a single-mandate district, leaving no communist candidates in Orsk. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- Kuzhba claims he was repeatedly prosecuted by local authorities for his civic activism, including three fines totaling 41,000 rubles between 2025 and 2026 for violating public order and hooliganism; he was also fined 1,000 rubles in October 2025 for displaying extremist symbols. — tg_horizontal_russia
- Kuzhba accused an election commission employee of removing him from the ballot after he reposted a photo; he later gave his veteran certificate to the official, saying it was no longer needed. — tg_horizontal_russia
Coverage (2 sources)
- «SVO» participant asked Putin to strip him of «veteran» status after removal from elections by KPRF — SOTAvision
- War veteran from Orenburg asked Putin to strip his veteran status due to election exclusion — 7х7 — Горизонтальная Россия
Key entities
- Vladimir Putin
- KPRF
- SVO
- Andrey Kuzba
- Orenburg Oblast
- Orenburg Region
- Ukraine
- Orsk
- State Assembly
- Legislative Assembly