"Hidden epidemic" in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation: In the hottest battles there are "infected units" - Telegraph

This was reported with reference to Ukrainian military experts on September 19 at The Telegraph. "There is currently information that these units are involved in hostilities at the hottest point - Pokrovsk," - informed the Executive Director of the Ukrainian Center for Security and Cooperation Dmitry Zhmaylo.

It is noted that the creation of such units indicates a deepening of the crisis in the field of health care in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, as there has a dramatically increased number of cases of HIV, hepatitis and tuberculosis. Recently, a fatal hemorrhagic fever has erupted in one Russian unit, which causes infected bleeding from the eyes. Even in the Kremlin -controlled media, they warned of the "hidden epidemic" in the groups fighting in Ukraine.

According to the newspaper, "infected units" were formed in the 1435 and 1437 motorized rifle regiments of Russia-relatively new formations in the 27th and 15th Motorized Rifle Brigades. These units participated in the Pokrovskaya Storm Attempts from the south and southwest, and were also observed during the attempt to penetrate the city through the village of Zarov.

Before that, according to Zhmayl, they were trained in temporarily occupied territories, in particular in Kherson, Zaporozhye and Crimea. "The infected units are equipped in the same way as other Russian military units. In fact, their level of provision is identical and quite low. The only difference from the" healthy "servicemen of the Russian Federation is different marks of the infected, namely the presence of special dressings," the expert said.

Unnamed Ukrainian military confirmed that he saw on the sleeves of enemy soldiers characteristic bandages. HIV, hepatitis B and C are transmitted through contact with contaminated blood and biological fluids. The Carnegi Fund for the International Peace of HIV spread in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is associated with drug use. Zhmaylo also stressed that Russians use non -sterile medical instruments, including re -use syringes for anesthesia.

Experts agree that a large number of patients with invaders are a danger to the defense forces. "The presence of sick Russians on the battlefield can exert some moral and psychological pressure due to close contact with such an enemy, and forces the Ukrainian military to be more cautious and take care of their health and safety," the Ukrainian analyst said.

Hepatitis is especially dangerous in war conditions, because it can be infected even after the death of the patient - through blood on his body or weapons. Similarly, it can still survive in the blood and biological fluids of HIV within a few hours. According to media reports, Ukrainian soldiers have not yet received instructions on how to deal with wounded invaders with dressings on their sleeves.

Former Colonel of the British Army Gamish de Bretton-Gordon stressed that the use of patients is a sign of the despair of Russian President Vladimir Putin about the capture of Pokrovsk. "I think he always believed that if he just survive Ukraine and its allies, he would eventually win. Throw people in a meat grinder is part of this strategy, and Pokrovsk is this meat grinder," he said.

We will remind, on September 19, the guerrillas of "Atesh" reported that in the Zaporizhzhya direction of the wounded occupiers sent to look for positions of defense forces. At the same time, there are no evacuation from the advanced Russians, so any injury becomes fatal. If a soldier refuses to reconnaissance, he is threatened with shooting. The Commander -in -Chief of the Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrsky stated that the defenders released seven settlements in Donetsk region.