Desperate Russian soldiers plead for relief from the front lines
From the hospital straight to the front. The rebellion of Russian soldiers
Russian soldiers from the 26th Armoured Regiment of the 47th Division have posted a video online asking for help. Most of them have been returned to the front despite being unfit for combat. Many move with crutches, yet their command sends them directly to the front lines.
It is an open secret how the Russian army treats its recruits. Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, independent media have reported that Russia is sending men to the front who are completely unprepared for battle.
Reports indicate that rank-and-file soldiers are treated as "cannon fodder." Morale in the "second largest army" is low, and nothing suggests this will change anytime soon. The severity of the situation is highlighted in a video featuring a plea from veterans who, straight from the hospital, are being sent back to the front.
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 Armoured Regiment of the 47th Division of the Luhansk People's Republic posted a video online pleading for intervention. According to a man in the recording, they asked for intervention because none of their immediate superiors responded to their appeals. Field medics shrugged their shoulders and referred them to the command.
The soldiers point out that each of them, upon discharge from the hospital, received documents mandating leave due to sustained injuries. The recommendations from the doctors 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.
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