Azerbaijani Mercenary Who Lost His Arms And Legs In Ukraine Was Denied A Russian Passport

• 17.12.2025, 19:22

Also, the occupant who fought on the side of the Russian Federation could not receive the promised payments.

The foreign fighter who lost his arms and legs at the "SVO" was refused to be issued a Russian passport. This was reported by the Russian propaganda publication Regnum.

Ildirim came to Russia from Azerbajan in 2020, and four years later signed a contract with the Russian Defense Ministry. In the combat zone, the man was seriously wounded and lost all his limbs.

The fighter's documents were lost. It is not known whether Ildirim had Russian citizenship before he went to war against Ukraine, but after his participation in the hostilities he was entitled to it by law.

Biometric data is required to obtain a new type of document - they refused to take them from the soldier because he had no limbs. Without the documents, the soldier could not receive payments and the prosthetics he was entitled to.