Russia is planning to send prisoners of war infected with hepatitis B and C to the Ukrainian front, Ukraine's Military Intelligence Service (HUR) reported. Sick prisoners would be used in the most dangerous military operations with high mortality rates.
According to Ukrainian intelligence, the Russian military command decided to form a shock force consisting of prisoners infected with hepatitis B and C. The sick prisoners will be used on the Ukrainian front as so-called “combatants.” cannon fodder.
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This information comes from a new order from Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belosov. A document dated October 10, 2024 removes hepatitis C from the list of diseases that disqualify military service.
A special entry procedure into the Russian military for prisoners with hepatitis was also approved. The soldiers infected with the virus are listed in the document as “Unit C.”
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According to Ukrainian intelligence, it was found that sick prisoners should receive a hepatitis B vaccine in the colony and receive antiviral therapy against hepatitis C before being sent to the front. However, this is only a formal requirement and there is no guarantee that Russian services will follow this procedure in all cases.
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As an example, the HUR notes that in so-called prisons and remand centers: There are about 10,000 prisoners with hepatitis in the Russian Central Military District, and about 15% of them wanted to join the military.
The first four assault companies and two reserve companies, made up of sick Russian prisoners of war, were the 1435th and 1437th Motorized Rifles, part of the 27th and 15th Motorized Rifle Brigades of the Russian Army (respectively). Organized as part of a regiment.
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The newly created Russian “BC” assault squadron, named after the above-mentioned disease squad, will be deployed to the Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine's Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts.
Source: HUR, Ukraineska Pravda
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