Lukas Zalalis is a correspondent for North.Realities, a regional news outlet of RFE/RL's Russian Service.
A military hospital database obtained exclusively by RFE/RL offers additional evidence of soldiers from more than a dozen nations who have fought for the Kremlin in Ukraine, including a notorious Bosnian Serb mercenary listed as a Russian military intelligence officer.
More than 600,000 Russian troops have been wounded in battle during Moscow’s 3-year-old invasion of Ukraine. A database from Russia's vast military hospital complex, obtained exclusively by RFE/RL, provides unique insights into Russia’s evolving efforts to cope with its casualties.
