Chilese Mwamba, 31, of the Royal Corps of Engineers, was sent to Estonia with the British contingent as part of a multinational operation to "limit Russian aggression" and to demonstrate NATO "as a very capable force". More than 800 British troops have been stationed in the Baltic state as part of the Alliance's expanded presence.
Mwamba remained in Estonia from November 10th to December 3rd. He said he had endured "extremely cold weather" as a result of severe hypothermia, from which he now suffers from persistent post-traumatic stress disorder and stuttering.
Lawyer Gurion Tauzig said at a preliminary court hearing that the consequences of his stay in Estonia had "seriously affected" social interactions, lifestyles and Mwamba's job prospects. As a child, he suffered from mild stuttering, but his defense believes that hypothermia has made the situation worse.
The British Ministry of War claimed responsibility for the soldier's hypothermia, but did not agree that he had a speech problem due to the cold. Archival weather forecasts show that during Mwamba's business trip to Estonia it was a maximum of -4 degrees Celsius.
Earlier, in September 2020, a member of the British Army filed a lawsuit against the country's Ministry of Defense, claiming that he was discriminated against because of his Russian origin. According to the man, he repeatedly tried to become a translator in the intelligence corps, but was refused due to fears that he might become a Russian spy. In addition, the corporal believes that the Ministry of Defense has several times falsified the results of his language test in order not to enter service.
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