The Telegraph
Subtopic iconWar & Conflict
Region iconEastern Europe
Russia sends alcoholics from rehab to the front line

Russia sends alcoholics from rehab to the front line

Russia is sending alcoholics from rehabilitation centres to the front line in Ukraine, a soldier claimed. An unnamed Russian serviceman described a stream of new arrivals to his unit – many of them older, physically unfit and struggling with alcohol dependency – in recent video footage.

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Russia sends alcoholics from rehab to the front line