In this episode of From Russia with Crime, we uncover harrowing accounts of disabled and gravely wounded Russian soldiers being forced back to the frontlines of the war in Ukraine. Despite official medical rulings declaring them unfit for service, amputees, blind men, and burn victims are returned to combat under unofficial orders to "release no one." Soldiers share stories of lost limbs, ignored diagnoses, and violent coercion. Some face threats, others vanish without a trace. We also expose secret camps for deserters, where troops report torture and starvation. This is not just a war — it’s a machine grinding down its own.
In this episode of From Russia with Crime, we uncover harrowing accounts of disabled and gravely wounded Russian soldiers being forced back to the frontlines of the war in Ukraine. Despite official medical rulings declaring them unfit for service, amputees, blind men, and burn victims are returned to combat under unofficial orders to "release no one." Soldiers share stories of lost limbs, ignored diagnoses, and violent coercion. Some face threats, others vanish without a trace. We also expose secret camps for deserters, where troops report torture and starvation. This is not just a war — it’s a machine grinding down its own.