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fromBusiness Insider
2 weeks ago

Medics aren't seeing many gunshot wounds in Ukraine. It's blast and shrapnel injuries in a 'war of remote destruction.'

Combat injuries in Ukraine are predominantly blast- and shrapnel-caused—fragmentation, burns, internal blast trauma, and amputations—exacerbated by drones, artillery, and mines.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Six metres below ground, a hospital treats Ukrainian soldiers injured by Russian drones

Scrubby trees hide the entrance. A sloping wooden tunnel descends to a brightly lit reception area. There is a surgery unit, equipped with beds, cardiac monitors and ventilators. And shelves full of medical equipment, drugs and neat piles of spare clothes. In a staff room with a washing machine and kettle, doctors keep an eye on a screen. It shows the movements of Russian spy drones as they zigzag in the sky above.
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