Injured Russian soldiers forced back on the front
Russian soldiers from the 26th Armored Regiment of the 47th Division posted a video online asking for help. Most of them were sent to the front despite being unfit for combat. Many move with crutches, yet their command sends them directly to the front.
6:21 PM EDT, June 30, 2024
It's an open secret how the Russian army treats its recruits. Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, independent media have reported that Russia sends men to the front who are completely unprepared for combat.
The media reports that the rank and file are treated like "cannon fodder." Morale in the "second army" of the world is low, and nothing indicates that this will change. A video appeal from veterans being sent back to the front directly from the hospital illustrates the dire situation.
More than 50 people from hospitals have arrived in the Luhansk People's Republic. These are remnants of three companies. Our command took us to the deployment site and sends us on combat missions in groups. Although everyone here requires surgery and hospital treatment - says one of the soldiers in the video posted on platform X.
Desperate soldiers from the 26th Armored Regiment of the 47th Division from the Luhansk People's Republic posted a video appeal online. They are asking for intervention because none of their immediate superiors respond to their pleas. Field medics shrug their shoulders and refer them back to command - says a man in the video.
The soldiers indicate that each received documents along with their hospital discharge, clearly ordering leave due to injuries. The medical recommendations were clear: rehabilitation and further treatment. Instead, they were sent back to the front.
This video appeal is our last chance to reach the command through the military prosecutor's office, the defense minister, and the president to take urgent actions in accordance with the regulations - said one of the soldiers in the video.
