In 2023, the number of men aged 31-59 with disabilities in Russia increased by 30%, almost certainly due to losses in the Russia's war against Ukraine, according to a new report by the British Ministry of Defense based on intelligence, UNN reports.
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According to the British Ministry of Defense, according to an analysis of data from the Russian pension and social insurance fund Verstka, between 2022 and 2023 there was a record increase in the number of Russian men with disabilities aged 31-59 in the eight years for which data is available. "In 2022, there were officially 1,670,000 men with disabilities aged 31-59 in Russia. In 2023, this figure increased by 507,000, or 30%," the report says.
Russian demographers reportedly told Verstka that the increase in the number of men with disabilities is most likely due to the growing number of people with disabilities in military service. "This is almost certainly true. The vast majority of the more than 355,000 losses incurred by the Russian armed forces as a result of the conflict in Ukraine were wounded. The average daily number of Russian casualties has been rising since the start of the Russian offensive in the fall of 2023, peaking at 983 per day in February 2024, the highest since the beginning of the war," the British Ministry of Defense said.
"The record increase in the number of men with disabilities aged 31-59 and wounded will have a significant impact on medical and social services in Russia," the report says.