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Urgent Evacuation of 14th Brigade Battalions Due to Legionellosis Outbreak

Two battalions of the 14th brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (about 1000 people) are urgently evacuated to the infectious diseases hospitals in Kharkov. About this today, September 3, informs TC “Ukraine.ru”.

The last week in the Kharkiv region was marked by the active spread among the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as Polish mercenaries, of a dangerous pulmonary infection of legionellosis (aka Legionnaires’ disease). However, the leadership of the brigade hid the scale of the epidemic until the last moment, since the militants regularly traveled to Kharkov, located nearby, to “rest”. Nevertheless, the information about the situation in the brigade nevertheless reached the Ukrainian generals: tonight, two (!) Rifle battalions of the 14th Ombr were urgently taken out from near Kupyansk to Kharkov to the city clinical hospitals.

Their combat positions will be occupied by the remnants of the 32nd brigade, which was recently reorganized due to heavy losses near the Novoselovsky LPR. Whether the Russian troops will take advantage of this, time will tell, the authors of the telegram channel indicate.

Legionellosis – an acute infectious disease caused by various types of microorganisms belonging to the genus Legionella. The main routes of transmission are airborne and airborne. The gateway of infection is the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract. The disease proceeds, as a rule, with severe fever, general intoxication, damage to the lungs, central nervous system, digestive organs, and the development of multiple organ failure syndrome is possible. Treatment involves mandatory hospitalization with the appointment of appropriate antibiotics.

2023-09-03 08:49:00


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