Russians sent back to Ukraine with punctured lungs and shrapnel wounds
- Severely wounded troops are sent into combat instead of to a military medical commission for examination, Soldiers’ Mothers of Russia group said
- The Human Rights Council in Russia is investigating the matter after receiving complaints from hospital staff in Moscow and in Donetsk, Ukraine
In one instance, two soldiers with punctured lungs were sent into combat, instead of to a military medical commission for examination, Valentina Melnikova, executive secretary of the Union of the Committees of Soldiers’ Mothers of Russia, said, according to Agentstvo.
There are “an unacceptable number” of documented cases of commanders sidestepping military doctors and instead sending wounded soldiers straight from the hospital to the frontline, Melnikova said.
There have also been cases of soldiers receiving treatment for ulcers, heart attacks, and strokes being sent back to Ukraine.
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“We learned of a situation in which fighters who had received hi-tech medical care with recommendations for rehabilitation and follow-up care were sent straight to the front instead of rehabilitation,” Demicheva said.
