The UK Defense Ministry has reported that injured Russian soldiers are returning to the battlefield on crutches, highlighting a severe strain on Russia's military medical capabilities. Their assessment indicates commanders may be sending these wounded troops back to maintain personnel numbers, despite unhealed injuries. This tactic could alleviate pressure on medical facilities, which are overwhelmed by the estimated 830,000 Russian casualties since the conflict began. The report emphasizes how this practice may diminish effective medical support and poses further risks to the soldiers' health and combat effectiveness.
Repeated frontline sightings of Russian soldiers on crutches suggest Moscow's injured troops are returning to combat from a medical system struggling to keep up.
There is a realistic possibility Russian commanders are directing this activity to retain personnel who would otherwise become lost in the overburdened medical system.
The injured soldiers have likely been returned to their units after being discharged from forward medical facilities, prematurely, at the behest of their commanders.
This reduces the pressure on the overburdened military medical system and increases units' ability to track and use wounded servicemen for operational tasks.
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