00:00Russian Defense Ministry military hospitals have been overwhelmed
00:04due to the influx of wounded from the front, civilian hospitals throughout
00:09The country has begun converting its departments to cater to military personnel.
00:13Occupants receive free treatment without waiting lists, and the departments
00:19They are kept as closed as possible, with restricted access and a special regime
00:23of secret.
00:25Medical professionals from St. Petersburg, the Yaroslavl region, and Siberia reported
00:30This to Vodtak, according to The Moscow Times.
00:34At the end of May 2023, Bush authorities promised to transfer nearly 5,000 beds to
00:4027 civilian hospitals in 11 regions, including Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Rostov-on-Don
00:46and Sevastopol, to the Ministry of Defense.
00:49However, this decision was never officially announced, and the full list of hospitals
00:54It remains unknown.
00:56The first injured were admitted to the Care Research Institute
01:00Janelitze Emergency Room, St. Petersburg, in June 2024.
01:05According to a hospital employee, two wards previously closed to war veterans were opened there.
01:11in the place where the intensive care and shock therapy units used to operate.
01:16Access was restricted to those with magnetic cards, and staff were
01:22isolated from the rest of the workers. The rooms were designed to accommodate between
01:27Approximately 60 to 70 beds. A similar system has been operating since 2024 in a hospital in the region.
01:34from Yaroslavl.
01:36In Siberia, the documentation of these types of patients is also classified. Instead
01:42Instead of a first and last name, medical records use a number, a traumatologist pointed out.
01:47from a city hospital. Meanwhile, at the Kirov Military Medical Academy in San
01:52St. Petersburg, a department designed for 40 patients currently admits up to 86.
01:59Following the outbreak of large-scale war, additional beds were installed in the corridors.
02:04and mattresses are being used in the rooms.
02:07According to Votak estimates, Russia has at least 58,300 beds in medical facilities
02:15military, with the capacity to treat approximately one million wounded per year. However, even
02:22This capacity is insufficient.
02:25The use of civilian hospitals to treat military personnel also makes access difficult.
02:30to the medical care of other patients. While they may receive emergency care,
02:36There are problems accessing routine treatments.
02:40And people are queuing live, waiting for help, suffering, and suddenly someone cuts in line.
02:46This, of course, generates irritation and social tension, the source told the media outlet.
02:52The arrival of wounded soldiers at civilian hospitals is accompanied by conflicts,
02:57Drunkenness, robberies, and even shootings. In April, a confrontation between two veterans
03:03The war at the Aleksandrovskaya Hospital in St. Petersburg ended in gunfire. And in September,
03:09A soldier stabbed another in the stomach at Pedro el Grande Hospital.
03:13They drink and steal. Someone stole a television from our apartment.
03:18He sold it and got drunk, a local doctor recounted.
03:22The influx of wounded is due to the enormous losses suffered by the Russian army. According to the
03:28Center for Strategic and International Studies, for June of this year, the total losses of
03:34Russia's large-scale war effort had reached 1.4 million troops. At least 450,000 of them died.
03:41while the rest were seriously injured or missing.
04:11Thank you.
04:11Thank you.
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