CNN reports that Russia has been sending wounded troops back to the front — specifically redeploying soldiers with significant injuries to combat roles.
Footage posted by Ukrainian drone operators and Russian troops show men scrambling around the battlefield bandaged or in crutches.
Videos show furious testimonies suggesting that this redeployment was forced and against the will of the injured.
A Ukrainian defense intelligence official claimed to have noticed wounded Russian soldiers appearing in “active combat areas” over the last six months.
One Russian soldier says that wounded soldiers were entitled to only a month of respite, in which they are not allowed to leave the “recovering regiment”.
Analysts point out that this suggests Russia is doing without mobilization, in order not to upset the population.
