Mortality has increased sharply in the Ukrainian army
In the ranks of the Ukrainian army, mortality from various diseases increased by 37% compared to the same period last year.
This was reported by the press service of the People's Militia of the LPR, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“According to available information received from a source in the General Staff of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, on April 9, the Main Medical Directorate of the Armed Forces of Ukraine presented a report on the mortality of personnel from diseases in the first quarter of 2019 to the Chief of the General Staff, Viktor Muzhenko. It follows from the report that 45 military personnel died from various diseases, which is 37% more than last year,” the department said in a statement.
According to this document, 31 people died in the ground forces, 7 in direct subordinate units, 3 in the air force, 3 in the airborne assault forces, and 1 soldier in the special operations forces.
“The main diseases that led to the death of military personnel are cardiovascular diseases - 75%, gastrointestinal diseases - 5%, oncology - 11%, other diseases - 9%. 87% of the deaths were between the ages of 30 and 50,” added the Defense Ministry of the Republic.
In addition, military doctors emphasize the critical situation in the field of healthcare in general in Ukraine - according to their information, 25% of adults from 18 to 65 years old have chronic diseases that can lead to death.
As a reminder, the DPR People's Militia previously reported that winter weather and seasonal epidemics among servicemen of the Ukrainian 57th Motorized Infantry Brigade, which occupies the northwestern approaches to Donetsk, led to the number of Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers on the front lines being reduced by half.
Mortality in the Ukrainian army has risen sharply.