7/ She believes that he was not given any surgery to remove the shrapnel "so that there were no open wounds, so they could send him to the front line as soon as possible." After his second wounding, he only spent a night at a treatment centre before returning to the front line.
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Ex-prisoner denied medical treatment after being wounded twice
3/ Nikolai, a former prisoner who signed a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defence, was not even given treatment after being wounded twice, andย was told it was "not the [right] time" to send him to a hospital.
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Mother recounts son’s severe injuries and blindness during conflict
4/ His mother Irina says: "They said: "There are no people [left to fight], can't you see?" And he couldn't even see โ his eyesight was not very good, and after the second wound he lost it altogether, and he could no longer hear because of the contusion.
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Nikolai wounded by shrapnel sent back to front
2/ Radio Free Europe reports on several such cases. Nikolai from the 27th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade has been sent back to the front line despite being unable to walk without painkillers due to his legs being damaged by shrapnel. His mother is appealing to prosecutors.
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Wounded Russian soldiers abandoned without care or pay
Wounded Russian soldiers and their relatives say they are being sent back into battle without treatment, and in some cases are not paid injury compensation or even their regular salaries. It's been blamed on a shortage of frontline manpower. Some are choosing to flee.
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Ship AROYAT carries 17,600 tons Ukrainian wheat to Egypt
The Palau-flagged ship #AROYAT left the port of #Chornomorsk in Odesa region. It will transport 17,600 tons of Ukrainian wheat to #Egypt, as announced by Oleksandr Kubrakov, Deputy Prime Minister for Ukraine's Restoration and Minister for Communities, Territories, and
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Russian equipment losses as of September 22, 2023
helicopters โ 316 (+0)
UAV operational-tactical level โ 4858 (+8)
cruise missiles โ 1517 (+38)
warships / boats โ 20 (+0)
submarines – 1 (+0)
vehicles and fuel tanks โ 8690 (+20)
special equipment โ 912 (+1)
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Summary of Russian combat losses up to 22 September 2023
The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 22.09.23 were approximately:
personnel โ about 274950 (+480) ะพััะฑ liquidated
tanks โ 4644 (+6)
APV โ 8891 (+8)
artillery systems โ 6177 (+40)
MLRS โ 785 (+4)
Anti-aircraft warfare systems โ 528 (+0)
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Zelensky vows to liberate Bakhmut and two more cities
CNN: Zelensky pledges to liberate Bakhmut, two other crucial cities. โWe will de-occupy Bakhmut. And I think we will de-occupy two more cities,โ Zelensky said, according to CNN.
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Ukraine Reports 480 Russian Casualties, Significant Equipment Losses on September 21
On September 21, the Ukrainian military eliminated 480 Russian occupiers, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports. In addition, 6 tanks, 8 armored combat vehicles, 40 artillery systems, 4 MLRS, 8 UAVs, 38 cruise missiles and 21 vehicles were destroyed.
