Half of Russian soldiers wounded in Ukraine require amputation, the Deputy Labor Minister Alexei Vovchenko says (www.themoscowtimes.com)

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"This is such a vivid problem, it’s a lot,” Vovchenko said at a roundtable with Russian senators, as quoted by the government daily Rossiiskaya Gazeta.

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[-] rentar42@kbin.social 12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I'm sure that number would be lower if they had functioning medical infrastructure near the frontlines. Early treatment can make things much better.

War is always hell, but it gets so much worse when at least one side doesn't seem to care about life. Not even the life of their soldiers.

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