28/ According to Alexander, Ministry of Defence quotas for the number of wounded men returning to duty are the reason why so many incurably infected or badly injured men – including men who have lost limbs – have been sent back to frontline duty despite clearly being unfit.
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Ministry of Defence treats contract signers as property, like serfs
29/ "The Ministry of Defence gives such an instruction that the person who signed the contract is their property, like a serf. They bought the man, so they cannot let him go free. And then a simple manipulation comes into play. Can a legless man work as a clerk at headquarters?
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Retroactive firing for wounded soldiers: death certificates falsified for reports
27/ "If a wounded man dies in his bed, he can be “fired retroactively”. The death certificate says that he was admitted dead. Who will check? Sometimes the date of death was even shifted by two weeks. The bosses need a pretty report – that's what you get."
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Russian casualties in Afghanistan vs. today: high death rate cited.
25/ This, he says, is why Russian casualties are so high. In Afghanistan, for every man killed four wounded men survived. "Today I would dare to assume that for every wounded person who survives, there are at least two killed and died of wounds."
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Dramatically High Casualty Rate: Few Survive to Receive Qualified Care
24/ "Out of nine wounded by a shell explosion, only two slightly wounded survive, and even then with the risk of serious complications. If a wounded person gets to a hospital, he can count on qualified care. But most do not survive to get to the hospital."
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Immobilized soldiers likely to die due to drone threat and evacuation delays.
20/ Of the five remaining, three have received immobilising injuries. They could be saved if given first aid by their comrades and evacuated within 4-5 hours. However, because of the constant threat of drones a timely evacuation is often not possible. So the immobilised die too.
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Seriously wounded soldiers die in no-man’s-land or commit suicide
21/ "Today, seriously wounded soldiers from assault units have no chance at all. They die in the grey zone, many commit suicide to get rid of suffering.
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Soldiers lack medical kits, painkillers misused as recreational drugs
17/ Soldiers are often not provided with medical kits and have to buy them at their own expense. Additionally, painkillers are often missing from aid kits because bored or addicted soldiers consume them as recreational drugs.
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Ukrainian battlefield evacuations hindered by drones, self-care emphasized
8/ Evacuation on the Ukrainian battlefield is usually difficult and often impossible due to the constant threat of drone attacks (see the thread below for a more detailed perspective on this). Alexander highlights the importance of self-care for soldiers.
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Civilian doctors struggle with battlefield injuries and rapid triage needs.
7/ Alexander says that civilian doctors are unfamiliar with the type of injuries received in warfare and are at a loss when presented with a complex case that needs to be rapidly triaged, such as prioritising which pieces of shrapnel to pull out of a wounded soldier's body first.