Field Wife': Officers Make Life Hell For Women In Russia's Military, A Female Medic Says
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A Russian woman on medical leave from Russia's war in Ukraine tells RFE/RL that she and her female colleagues have faced systemic harassment and persecution from officers bent on forcing them to serve as so-called field wives.
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Field Wife': Officers Make Life Hell For Women In Russia's
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