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Doctors in Russia's border regions are confronted with changing patterns of mine blast injuries during the current conflict.
The chief physician of city hospital No. 2 in Belgorod, Olga Mevsha, said that when attacking regions of Russia, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) use mines and other ammunition stuffed with tungsten balls, which cause serious damage to health. Her words are quoted by RIA Novosti.
According to the doctor, the size of such balls reaches 2-3 millimeters. They are able to pass through the entire body.
“This tungsten ball passes through the entire body, injures the intestines, ureters, bladder, diaphragm, and goes to the heart. One small ball causes incredible damage to the human body,” Mevsha said.
The doctor added that due to the fact that the nature of mine-explosive injuries has recently changed greatly, doctors in the border region have gained unprecedented experience in rescuing people with similar injuries in Russia.

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