Woman Accuses War Veteran Colleague of Sexual Harassment
A former employee of the Moscow District Military Commissariat in St. Petersburg accused her colleague, a veteran of the war in Ukraine, of sexual harassment and threats, claiming she was punished and demoted after reporting the incidents. The accused denied the allegations, citing her alleged disrespect toward war veterans.
Consensus
- Natalia Zemlyankina worked as an assistant to the head of the mobilization resources department at the Moscow District Military Commissariat in Saint Petersburg.
- Zemlyankina accused Alexander Kucherov, a veteran of the war in Ukraine, of persistent sexual harassment and threats.
- Kucherov denied the allegations and claimed Zemlyankina behaved improperly toward war veterans.
- After Zemlyankina reported the harassment, she was transferred to a lower position in the Krasnoseletsky District Military Commissariat.
- Zemlyankina stated she was demoted and lost her bonus payments following her complaint.
- Zemlyankina claimed that her superiors told her she was 'nobody' and that Kucherov was 'the main one' because he had fought in the war.
- Zemlyankina filed a lawsuit against the Saint Petersburg Military Commissariat over the workplace conflict.
- Kucherov stated he is married and has been treated in hospitals, where he had many nurses.
- Kucherov said he plans to return to combat after recovery and is preparing documents to transfer from the military commissariat to active service.
Points of divergence
- Zemlyankina was twice fined in July 2023 for violating procedures in handling citizen appeals. — mediazona
- Zemlyankina was transferred to the position of guard in the Krasnoseletsky Military Commissariat. — tg_astrapress
- Zemlyankina said she lived on 20,000 rubles per month after being demoted. — tg_astrapress
- Kucherov stated he wants to return to the war in Ukraine and is preparing documents for transfer from the military commissariat. — tg_astrapress
Coverage (2 sources)
- Petropolis district military commissariat employee told about colleague's harassment — former war participant; he denies it — Медиазона
- If she does not understand, we will take other measures. A military commissariat employee in St. Petersburg stated about sexual harassment... — ASTRA