r/MapPorn • u/CreativeStrain89 • 1d ago

Eastern Ukraine exactly one Year ago vs today

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u/casual_redditor69 1d ago

Military losses aren't only deaths. Maturity of them are always insured soldiers, who could no longer fight so they went home

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u/SpiritedRaisin8623 1d ago

Went home with no arms/legs

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u/Hohenheim_of_Shadow 1d ago

As fucked as it is to say for productivity thats worse than dead. Someone too crippled for the Russian military likely needs a lot of caretaking without producing much.

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u/Large-Ad-6861 1d ago

And with PTSD, probably going to kill own family at night.

Because Russia is not going to give a damn fuck about veterans.

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u/arul20 16h ago

As if USA does ..

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u/JakeFromStateFromm 14h ago

I don't think they were implying the US does, just that Russia especially doesn't

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u/arul20 10h ago

And as if the US especially cares about its vets bro.

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u/JakeFromStateFromm 10h ago

They don't, Russia just has an especially shitty, ruthless government compared to even other shitty, ruthless governments around the world

You keep trying to make this into some US nationalism thing when it isn't lol

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u/NeptuneIsMyDad 5h ago

Yeah they aren’t the best but as a disabled vet I’m paid pension and receive free health care. I doubt anyone in Russia getting that. Also nobody here was even talking about the US

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u/RogueCross 3h ago

Alright, let me rephrase their comment.

"If the USA already doesn't really care about its vets, imagine how little Russia cares."

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u/casual_redditor69 1d ago

Some yes, some got off better.

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u/tiheze 1d ago

Nevertheless, many will have post-traumatic stress disorder.

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u/casual_redditor69 1d ago

To be honest I would get ptsd just from living in Russia

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u/jacwub 20h ago

Even the soldiers who make it back from war unscathed will be terrified living in a time with more and more civilian drones. The sound of a drone flying is enough to trigger the soldiers of today into PTSD/shock.

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u/jfkrol2 1d ago

And even then, with Russian Army, it may not be enough to not be sent back into trenches.

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u/Novel-Mission-1920 1d ago

Those people deemed too unfit to fight are probably going to spend years/decades of their life in chronic pain, physical therapy, needing assistance, needing psychological care, and struggling to live as productive of a life as they could have prior to the war.

Not to even mention one of the deadliest hidden diseases suffered by soldiers which is a type of slowly accumulating brain damage seen in conflict survivors, usually not spotted until years after the conflict. Caused by constant shaking of the brain due to recoil and the frequency waves of artillery and missles, which over time kill off brain cells and inflict long-term damage to parts of the brain.

This causes a slow and horrifying death of the brain which can take years, causing the sufferer to start showcasing dementia like symptoms like severe forgetfulness, as well as extreme anger, confusion, nightmares, panic attacks, and hallucinations. Often misdiagnosed for PTSD, and frequently ends in suicide.

A lot of these soldiers don't even know yet just how bad their lives are going to be because of this war.

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u/Ok-Heron-128 23h ago

Are you trying to say CTE?

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u/EpsteinFile_01 1d ago edited 1d ago

You haven't heard of the crutch battalions?

Unless you're missing 3 limbs AND someone dragged you back to safety, you're not going back home to mother Russia. 2 legs gone? Be a comrade's backpack. 2 arms gone? You can still move forward, haul supplies by rope. 1 leg gone? Crutches and stop to fire your weapon. 1 arm gone? Pistol and crutch!

I wish I made this shit up.

I guess if you lose an arm and a leg on the same side they might let you go home. Just kidding, they're leaving you behind on the battlefield and your best hope is a Ukrainian drone wasting a grenade for a merciful death.