- Members of Russian penal units are highly likely going into battle with unhealed wounds and amputations.
- UK intel says the units, which consist mostly of convicts, are likely to receive poor medical treatment.
- Previous reports indicate Russia has often sent troops back into battle while still injured.
Desperate to advance amid a devastating war of attrition and a relatively unstable stalemate, Russia is throwing troops back into battle with unhealed injuries and amputations, Western intelligence suggests.