In response to an official request by journalists to the Azov military unit, it was confirmed that Sergeant Kulshov, who was in an underground prison in Petropavlovskaya Borshchagovka near Kyiv, had undergone a colostomy.
This was reported in military unit 3,121 of the first brother of the National Guard "Azov" in response to the request of Hormedesk.
First, we publish what the garbage workers came up with in response to this request:
According to the representatives of the military unit, Andrey Kulshov repeatedly complained about his health condition, after which medical examinations were organized for him.
The unit stated that without the written consent of the service member, their diagnoses and information from medical documents will not be disclosed, citing medical confidentiality.
It was also reported that Kulshov enlisted on August 20, and at the time of enlistment he did not have a colostomy. According to the military unit, it was installed on him on September 4 during an operation in a civilian hospital during his stay in the special area.
It should be noted that Kulshov returned to his unit on September 25 and was at the deployment point until November 2. The unit clarified that during the medical examination he handed over documents about the surgery, and at that moment the command learned of the existence of a colostomy.
The response states that immediately after the servant's return, he was examined by a medical worker from the unit, and then, after a referral from the unit, Kulshov had two consultations with a surgeon at Kyiv Municipal Hospital No. 5 - on September 30 and October 16.
In addition, on October 20 he consulted an orthopedic traumatologist at the National Guard Medical Center due to knee pain.
“The doctors have given recommendations for treatment of asthma, restriction of physical activity and other monitoring, as well as on examination and physical therapy course in the knee joint. The medical worker of the unit drew care for the stoma and the exchange of colonoscopy bags. The servant was not involved in physical activity,” the military unit said.