Probably a bonus for the Kremlin; less wounded / disabled vets means less of them possibly protesting as well as now being a net drain on the Russian (or at least the government) economy.Twitter Thread on the State of Russian Military Medicine... and It's Certainly Not Improving. While Ukraine's pre-war preparations gave it one of the most hospital beds per capita, with eight hospital beds per one million people, compared with five for the European Union.
In Russia reportedly front line hospitals only provide something resembling more comprehensive care to wounded Russian officers with the rank and file often treated without anesthetics or sustained medication. They are often forced to be treated in converted schools and other buildings instead of purpose built medical facilities. Much of the military medical supplies have to be crowdsourced donations. Also medical facilities currently in use are deteriorating. Some hospitals are apparently using beds imported from the British during World War Two's Lend Lease program.
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I'm pretty sure I'm not hyperbolizing this stance either if much of Russian history (especially that of the Soviet Union and even continuing with Yeltsin and Putin) is any guide.