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☆ Ukraine's military medical care has been superior to Russia's, but the lasting Soviet doctrine of simply throwing waves of soldiers at your enemies could help make up for it
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Military medicine experts told Insider Ukraine's medical care in war has been better than Russia's. But Ukraine's medical advantage could be undercut by the sheer number of potential Russian soldiers. The UK's MOD said last year that Russian soldiers were being advised to use women's sanitary products as first aid supplies. AdvertisementAdvertisementAnother concern when it comes to battlefield medical care is how close the wounded are to a hospital. But for Russian and Soviet soldiers, medical support has largely seemed to be an afterthought.

Persons: Russia's, —, Aaron Epstein, Epstein's, Epstein, Tanisha Fazal, Fazal, Fazel Organizations: Service, Global, UK Ministry of Defence, MOD, University of Minnesota Locations: Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Russia, Russian, Soviet

☆ A Ukrainian sergeant says the battleground was so thick with wounded soldiers that the evacuation vehicles were accidentally driving over their bodies
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A New York Times report detailed how Ukrainian soldiers are coping with the mental trauma of war. One soldier who has nightmares said he saw evacuation vehicles mistakenly drive over wounded soldiers. "I remember the faces of all our dead comrades," another Ukrainian soldier told the Times. The sergeant, 28-year-old Vladyslav Ruziev, was among the Ukrainian soldiers who told the Times they were traumatized by what they'd seen in the ongoing war with Russia. The lack of progress and the number of wounded Ukrainian soldiers have started to take a toll on the country's morale, The Washington Post reported last week.

Persons: they'd, Ruziev, Ruslan Proektor, Russia's, Tanisha Fazal, Fazel, I'm Organizations: New York Times, Times, Service, The New York Times, Washington Post, Street, University of Minnesota Locations: Wall, Silicon, Russia, Ukraine, Russian

☆ Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Tucker Carlson have linked mass shootings to antidepressants. This is what the evidence says.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

After a spate of mass shootings in the US, right-wing figures have suggested a link to antidepressants. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Tucker Carlson have claimed several mass shooters took SSRIs, suggesting they are to blame. Greene has previously made similar comments linking antidepressants to mass shootings, as has former Fox News host Tucker Carlson"A lot of young men in America are going nuts. However, Carlson and Greene's theories fail to note that many mass shooters had no history of taking psychiatric medication. As the gun control debate continues, Democrats and Republicans have drawn up distinctly different plans to prevent future mass shootings.

☆ Belarus a fost lipsită de dreptul de a organiza Campionatul mondial de hochei
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-20 | by ( Diana Severin | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +1 min

Belarus a fost lipsită de dreptul de a organiza Campionatul mondial de hochei 2021. Decizia a fost luată luni, în cadrul ședinței Consiliului Federației Internaționale de Hochei: „Din cauza problemelor de securitate, care sunt în afara controlului IIHF, Consiliul federației a confirmat astăzi că decizia de a amâna Campionatul mondial de hochei pe gheață de la Minsk este inevitabilă”, potrivit Euroradio. Belarus trebuia să organizeze Campionatul mondial împreună cu Letonia. https://t.co/IcCtfOxZdc — IIHF (@IIHFHockey) January 18, 2021Recent, în Belarus a sosit șeful Federației Internaționale de Hochei Rene Fazel, care mai spera încă în organizarea Campionatului în Belarus. Cu toate acestea, îmbrățișările sale cu Lukașenko au provocat un adevărat scandal și funcționarul sportiv a fost nevoit să se justifice.

Persons: Rene Fazel, Lukașenko Organizations: Campionatului Locations: Belarus, Minsk, Belarusului, Letonia, Riga

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