Pictures of injured Russian soldiers on a sweltering runway embarrass Putin: “They treat us like cattle.” | Ukraine and Russia war

The video was shot at a military airfield in Rostov-on-Don, an important port city in southern Russia. Today the mercury there went smoothly above 30 degrees.

According to the man who took the photos, a flight carrying injured soldiers was supposed to leave Rostov for Moscow that morning. However, a Ukrainian drone attack put an end to that.

The soldiers were taken from the Rostov hospital to the airport at 9 am, but the flight was canceled. “All understanding, but then let the buses come for the many wounded soldiers who lie here,” the man snaps. “The departure time is now set for 8 p.m. These guys lie here in the hot sun all day. No food. The only thing they just brought is water. That’s it. They treat us like cattle. I can still walk around, but the bedridden boys suffer.” .It is fortunate that it is not raining.”

The pictures were leaked yesterday on the Ukrainian Telegram channel and circulated quickly. It is especially painful that they came from Rostov, because the city was the place where the uprising of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner group began at the end of June. From there, his troops moved to Moscow. It is remarkable that they did not face much resistance from the Russian army and regular security services.

Rostov-on-Don – just a stone’s throw from the border with Ukraine – is home to one of Russia’s five military headquarters. The city is an important logistical center for the army in the war in Ukraine.

The images, which have now been leaked, show that there is still discontent with the way Russia is fighting the war among the soldiers stationed there.