Wounded Russian soldiers appear terrified while awarded bravery medals

Wounded Russian troopers appeared shell-shocked and stone-faced in movies displaying them being awarded bravery medals for his or her roles in strongman Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

The troops, some lacking limbs, have been lined up in wheelchairs as they sat silently to obtain the commendations amid widespread studies that the invasion has not gone in response to plans.

Deputy Protection Minister Alexander Fomin supplied every soldier a handshake earlier than pinning a medal on his chest, the US Solar reported, citing video shared by the state-controlled Channel One.

“You all carried out the orders assigned to you, you all gave a hundred percent,” Fomin advised the battle-scarred troops. “Like actual males, like actual troopers, you continued the wonderful navy traditions of our grandfathers and fathers.”

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Wounded Russian troopers appeared shell-shocked and stone-faced.

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The troops, some lacking limbs, have been lined up in wheelchairs as they sat silently.

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Because the troopers obtained the medals, every declared in a less-than-enthusiastic trend, “I serve Russia.”

One other clip confirmed one other deputy protection minister, Yunus-bek Yevkurov, hovering over a bedbound soldier who misplaced a leg within the combating.

“I hope you’ll get again in your ft,” Yevkurov advised the wide-eyed man, who solely managed to utter a number of phrases to some questions the official requested.

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The troopers every declared, “I serve Russia.”

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Deputy Protection Minister Alexander Fomin supplied every soldier a handshake earlier than pinning a medal on his chest.

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The pictures of the wounded troopers come amid studies of plummeting morale within the Russian ranks. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated the nation has claimed 16,000 of their comrades have been killed within the combating up to now.

Final week, Western officers stated a Russian colonel died after being deliberately run down by his personal troopers, who have been upset over the casualties of their unit.

Purported communication intercepts have proven the Russians are nonetheless affected by logistical failures.

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The pictures of the wounded troopers come amid studies of plummeting morale within the Russian ranks.

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The troopers have been awarded bravery medals for his or her roles in strongman Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

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“Principally, it’s a s–tshow right here, I’ll put it that manner,” a Russian soldier close to Mykolaiv, in southern Ukraine, allegedly stated to his comrade in a recording launched final week by Ukraine’s Safety Service.