Putin supports the idea of ​​using wounded soldiers with category "D" to combat drones

During a meeting with the leadership of the United Russia party, propagandist and war correspondent Yevgeny Poddubny asked Vladimir Putin about former soldiers who received category "D" after being wounded.\n\nPoddubny argued that these people could perform tasks in regional formations, including: when detecting and combating Ukrainian drones. As he emphasized, it is not about participating in battles on the front line, but, for example, defending one's own city, village or industrial plant.\n\nZenia, I support it - replied the Russian president.\n\nWhat does category "D" mean?\n\nCategory "D" in Russia is awarded to people with severe, chronic diseases. Includes, among others: tuberculosis, HIV infection, oncological diseases, schizophrenia, missing limbs, blindness or deafness.\n\nPeople with such a category are removed from military records and their personal files are archived. The applicable regulations also do not allow them to conclude a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense.\n\nRussia is looking for new people\n\nThe Russian leader's statement was made amid emerging reports of a possible further mobilization after the elections to the Russian State Duma.\n\nWestern intelligence agencies believe that the Kremlin may take such a step due to the high losses on the front in Ukraine. According to an analysis by the American think tank CSIS published in July, total Russian personnel losses from the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine to June 2026 could amount to approximately 1.4 million dead and wounded. The authors of the report estimated that Russia suffers more losses each month than it can replenish with new recruits.