1/ The Russian army is recruiting incontinent, brain-damaged men who are incapable of fighting and are literally having to be carried around. A Russian warblogger protests the waste of resources that this represents. ⬇️
2/ Anastasia Kashevarova, a journalist and warblogger who has campaigned for the rights of Russian troops, highlights the ongoing problem of so-called "black recruiters" who recruit sick people into the army to meet arbitrary quotas and steal their recruitment bonuses.
3/ This is a widespread issue on which she has written before. Thousands of medically unfit men, many with infectious diseases like HIV and hepatitis, have been recruited. Some have been discharged, but many have ended up on the front lines.
4/ She writes: "I was sent a video of two servicemen: they show clear signs of mixed encephalopathy (of vascular and alcoholic origin), they move with difficulty (due to alcoholic polyneuropathy), and they have pelvic floor dysfunction…
5/ …(in common parlance, they pee and defecate in their own beds).
Both signed contracts about 10 days ago. When speaking to each other, neither knows where or how they signed the contract.
6/ "They walk with difficulty, pee and defecate in their own beds in the dugout, and stink. Since they are already at the base area, their commanders are obliged to send them to the training ground. Other servicemen are forced to literally carry them around.
7/ "Upon examination, they show no acute pathology. But clinically, disability due to chronic encephalopathy, coupled with long-term alcohol abuse and an antisocial lifestyle, is also a reality.
And these aren't isolated cases.
Why is this happening?
8/ "It's clear that people are needed at the front. There are regional quotas. But the regions are working in such a way that they cram everyone into the front lines. Our troops suffer, receiving such reinforcements who need to be carried.
9/ "Are these people unable to fight? They move with difficulty. This isn't the fault of the Ministry of Defence, but of those responsible in the rear.
10/ "The military is trying to fight, but superior generals are only given figures, while the figures for contract signatories don't indicate how many of them are unfit for military service.
11/ "Many of these people were recruited fraudulently while intoxicated. Their cards were taken by these same "black recruiters," that is, scammers, who pocketed their payments.
12/ "The FSB, the Investigative Committee, the Military Prosecutor's Office, and military investigative departments are fighting this, but scammers continue to profit from the war.
13/ "What's the point of hiring such soldiers? They won't be able to fight because other soldiers are forced to carry them around because it's just a shame, and the unit's combat effectiveness is diminished.
14/ "‼️We need to impose liability on those who hired such soldiers. This is a blow to our army. These people are on the payroll, and they're supposed to be a combat unit. But in reality, they're not.
15/ "And that’s one of the reasons why the guys can’t take leave or be rotated out, because the rear echelon is signing up unfit citizens!
16/ "This approach is neither financially nor strategically feasible. It would be better to spend this money on drones, while the state budget is being spent on scammers and sending asocial troops to the front who are incapable of fighting." /end
Source:
t.me/akashevarova/8…
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