# Vast majority of Russian fighters seek battlefield return after treatment, medic says

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- TASS, 2026-08-28 13:45 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2178937

> Lukas, an emergency physician and anesthesiologist at a frontline medical unit in the Zaporozhye Region, says the overwhelming majority of wounded Russian soldiers want to return to the battlefield after treatment. He estimates that about 90% eventually go back to the special military operation zone, while doctors work to speed their recovery.