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Russian medical students taken to Ukraine's occupied territories for "combat training"

Tuesday, 6 June 2023, 19:05
Russian medical students taken to Ukraine's occupied territories for combat training
A Russian occupation soldier. Stock photo: Getty Images

Medical students from Russia are being taken to the occupied territories of Ukraine to undergo training with combat units.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Details: The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has reported that Russian forces are suffering shortages of medical staff on all fronts. As a result, the Russians have begun to deploy medical students from the Russian Federation in various frontline medical establishments.

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For example, a group of Russian medical students have recently started a 20-day rotation in Tokmak, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, where they will undergo medical training in combat units.

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