Many Ukrainian brigades have at least one, and often several, amputee soldiers still on active duty — men who returned to combat out of a sense of duty amid the grim outlook for their country.

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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It probably doesn't change the losses dramatically. Amputees often suffer from other issues, and it's not every person who has the wherewithal within them to go back into the battlefield after losing a limb. These are brave men and women who choose to do so, but it's doubtful that they're the norm - or even numerically significant.

[–] Tuuktuuk@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 week ago

Hm... A brigade consists of 3000 to 7000 soldiers. And the article says "many" have one or several amputees. That would mean something between 1 in 7000 and 5 in 3000. Yeah, that's in the ballpark of a tenth of a percent or a hundredth of a percent. True, not terribly significant. Though, many of them are probably good trainers!