Drug use on Ukraine’s front lines ‘rampant among Russian troops’

 Drug use on Ukraine’s front lines ‘rampant among Russian troops’

As the war drags into another year, a lesser-known crisis afflicts troops on both sides.

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Having fought in Syria, Alexander Medvedev* knew he was likely to be called up when the Russian government announced a partial …