A Ukrainian military health worker holds up a mouse with scissors in front of the trench in Donetsk Region of Ukraine in December 2023.
A Ukrainian military health worker holds up a mouse with scissors in front of the trench in Donetsk Region of Ukraine in December 2023.
  • Russian troops are dealing with outbreaks of "mouse fever," Ukrainian intel alleges.
  • The disease is being carried by rodents in the trenches, Ukraine said.
  • Symptoms include sudden intense headaches, fever, chills, and nausea, according to the CDC.

Front-line combat and death by a drone strike or artillery fire aren't the only dangers Russian soldiers are facing, according to Ukrainian intelligence.

Ukraine alleges that the Kremlin's infantry along the frontlines are now facing outbreaks of "mouse fever," an illness spread by rodents.