Russian soldiers are injuring themselves in order to get to the hospital, attempting to avoid assaults in the Kherson region.
This was reported by the partisan movement ATESH.
According to the partisans, there have been mass cases of self-inflicted injuries among the soldiers of the 61st Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces. Instances of deliberate limb fractures and even shooting themselves to fake combat wounds have been recorded.
The goal is simple – to get to the hospital and be as far away from the front lines as possible.
“Soldiers are resorting to desperate measures to avoid participating in the assaults on the islands in Kherson region. The harsh living conditions, huge losses, and lack of prospects for success force them to find any way to avoid combat,” writes ATESH.
In December, Ukrainian forces reported that almost the entire island part of the Dnieper in the Kherson region is under fire control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Russian forces attempt to land 5-7 times daily in this area.
Despite significant losses during attacks on the right bank of Kherson, the occupiers continue to try to break through to this section.
