Russian forces have begun sending therapists, paramedics, and nurses directly into trenches armed with rifles on the Kherson front, Atesh partisans report. This decision comes as a response to rising casualties from Ukrainian drones.
Atesh conducts sabotage and intelligence operations in the occupied territories of Ukraine and inside Russia. The group targets military logistics, equipment, and troop movements, aiming to disrupt Russian supply chains and slow operations on the frontlines.
Agents of the movement from the 28th Motorized Rifle Regiment have shared this development, highlighting a personnel shortage.
Command is pushing Russian medics to become combatants
“Amid sharply increased activity of Ukrainian UAVs ... within a 25-kilometer zone, the number of wounded is rising daily. But there is no one to treat or evacuate them,” Atesh reports.
Medical personnel, evacuation units, and field hospitals are now performing combat duties. The result is clear: both combat and non-combat losses among Russian troops are rising. Soldiers complain of a lack of basic medical care, with some having gone months without essential procedures.
Chaos under control
Forbes previously reported that blocking access to Starlink has significantly reduced the effectiveness of Russian drone strikes and complicated artillery use.
Experts note that chaos now dominates the units, lowering the efficiency of forces that were previously the backbone of Moscow’s operations.
Coercion and conscription: Russia recruits Ukrainians to fight their fellow citizens
Russia is not limiting itself to medical personnel. The Ukrainians from the occupied areas of Kherson Oblast are being sent to the front after short training courses. Last year, about 5,000 men were conscripted, and this number may grow.
Promised “safe service,” Ukrainians in occupied Kherson are thrown into Russia’s front-line meat grinder to fight against their own people
