Use of drugs in warfare: Difference between revisions

===Alcohol===

[[File:Victory show Cosby Leicestershire UK 2013-09-07 zaphad1 Victory show 529 WWII military equipment orginals replicas reenactment etc German Luftwaffe pilot's personal items guns badges goggles knives etc.jpg|thumb|Two [[hip flask]]s, located in the left-center, are featured in the military equipment used as emergency [[sustenance]] by the ''Luftwaffe'', which was the air force of Nazi Germany during World War II.]]

 

Reports from the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]] in 2022 and since suggested that Russian soldiers are drinking significant amount of alcohol (as well as consuming harder drugs), which increases their losses. Some reports suggest that on occasion, alcohol and drugs have been provided to the lower quality troops by their commanders, in order to facilitate their use as expendable [[cannon fodder]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kalinowski |first=Kasper |date=21 July 2023 |title=Rosyjska armia pije na potęgę. To jeden z głównych powodów wysokiej śmiertelności wojsk Putina na froncie |language=pl |trans-title=The Russian army drinks heavily. This is one of the main reasons for the high mortality of Putin's troops at the front |website=Gazeta Wyborcza |url=https://wyborcza.pl/7,75400,29994422,rosyjska-armia-jest-armia-oparta-na-kulturze-picia-to-jeden.html |access-date=2023-07-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hambling |first=David |title=Are Drugs Making Russian Soldiers Act Like Zombies? |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2023/02/02/are-drugs-making-russian-soldiers-act-like-zombies/ |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last3=Hak |first1=Tim | last1=Lister | first2=Frederik | last2=Pleitgen | first3=Konstantin |date=2023-02-01 |title=Fighting Wagner is like a 'zombie movie' says Ukrainian soldier |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/01/europe/ukraine-soldiers-fighting-wagner-intl-cmd/index.html |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-01 |title=Ukrainians warn of 'drug-fuelled' Russian 'zombie waves' on the frontline |url=https://www.forces.net/ukraine/ukrainians-warn-drug-fuelled-russian-zombie-waves-frontline |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=Forces Network |language=en}}</ref>