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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[-] Joecool2087@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

Did I read that story correctly? More than 50% of injured soldiers required 3 or more artificial limbs. And 90% of injured soldiers have returned to combat? That can't be right!

[-] dust_accelerator@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 year ago

It's 100% correct 30% of the time!

[-] bouh@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

It's not 3 limbs but 3 prosthetic devices.

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