Nightmarish scene from army hospital with Russian wounded from Battle of Grozny

The video shows an improvised hospital organized in January 1995 for the wounded soldiers of the Russian federal forces brought from the Battle of Grozny. Early 90s were financially an absolute disaster for post-Soviet Russia, the medical equipment used is from mid-80s.

The soldier shown is of non-Russian ethnicity, most likely a Buryat, is a conscript and thus aged 18 - 20. The doctor tells that the soldier has a gunshot wound of trachea and food pipe.

The soldier was given drugs but is half-conscious.

It must be mentioned that although Russia back then and today is permanently accused of not telling truth to the media and portraying everything in good light, however, it's hard to imagine that doctors of any other army would have shown anything similar to the journalists in times of a war extremely unpopular in the society.