Thread by @ChrisO_wiki

1/ A badly injured Russian soldier who has no legs and is unable to walk has been ordered to report for duty in the Russian-occupied city of Alchevsk. It illustrates how the Russian military no longer discharges soldiers even if they have suffered crippling injuries. ⬇️

2/ An unnamed soldier protests in the video above about the treatment of a seriously wounded man who has lost both legs. Despite him being on leave and physically unable to move, he has been ordered to report for duty in Alchevsk. Appeals to military prosecutors have not worked.

3/ The man in the video protests: "They’re dragging him to Alchevsk again, to the unit, fuck it. He’s missing two legs, fuck it, he can’t walk with prosthetics, fuck it."

4/ He asks for the case to be made public and for pressure to be put on the unit in question – unnamed, but likely the 4th Separate Motorised Rifle Brigade (military unit 40318).

5/ "Whoever is in Alchevsk, lads, let us know. Urgently, for fuck's sake, call those bastards there, for fuck's sake. Whoever is there, for fuck's sake, give them a proper beating."

6/ The case indicates an increasing trend in the Russian army, likely reflecting personnel shortages caused by huge numbers of casualties. Soldiers with crippling wounds are not being discharged, and are instead being sent back to active service, even being used as stormtroopers.

7/ This has led to the creation of so-called 'cripple battalions' in which men with broken or missing limbs, reliant on crutches or wheelchairs, have been sent to assault Ukrainian positions. The results are usually fatal.

https://x.com/ChrisO_wiki/status/1916437398331806136

8/ The soldier in this case faces exactly the scenario outlined a few months ago by a Russian doctor who says that men's fitness ratings are being systematically falsified to meet Russian Ministry of Defence quotas:

https://x.com/ChrisO_wiki/status/1932343958312456609

9/ The same doctor says that in his experience, for every wounded person who survives, there are two who die – a ratio of 0.5:1. This is drastically worse than in most modern wars (it was 7.3:1 in Iraq), resulting in acute personnel shortages and large numbers of crippled men.

10/ Given his lack of mobility, it's unlikely that this soldier will be used as a stormtrooper. He will most likely be used instead in an administrative capacity so that the Russian MOD can pad out its fitness quotas, even though he should be at home getting rehabilitation. /end

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