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Russia's Prosthetic Innovation Surge Driven by Battlefield Injuries
9/6/2025
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Story summary
- A Kremlin official asserts Russia excels in prosthetic limb manufacturing due to wounded soldiers from Ukraine.
- Deputy Defense Minister Anna Tsivilyova made this claim at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok.
- She noted that battlefield veterans drive prosthetic innovation.
- Estimates indicate over one million Russian troops have been killed or injured since February 2022.
- Prosthetic limb issuance increased by 65% from 2021 to 2024.
