Russian leadership sends wounded and amputated soldiers into battle - British intelligence

Russian leadership sends wounded and amputated soldiers into battle - British intelligence

Kyiv  •  UNN

December 18 2023, 02:56 PM • 26376 views

British intelligence reports that Russian Storm Z units may re-enter the battle with unhealed wounds and amputations, receiving minimal or no medical care.

Storm Z militants are likely to return to combat missions with unhealed wounds and amputated limbs. This is stated in a new report by the UK Ministry of Defense, based on intelligence, UNN reports

Members of Russian Storm-Z units are highly likely to return to combat missions with unhealed wounds, or even after amputations. This is based on credible reports that members of Storm-Z, Donetsk militants, and the Wagner PMC often received minimal or no treatment

- the British Ministry of Defense said in a statement.

It is noted that it is likely that recruits from among the convicts, who make up a significant part of the Storm-Z units , are particularly at risk of poor treatment. 

One of the reasons is that prisoners often do not have the documents necessary to access military hospitals.

The intelligence agency notes that the lack of proper medical care will lead to the administrative and medical burden falling back on the shoulders of the military units themselves.

Addendum

The losses of the Russian occupiers since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine have already reached about 347,160 people, 5783 tanks and hundreds of pieces of military equipment.