{"id":120209,"date":"2023-10-20T16:01:10","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T16:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/?p=120209"},"modified":"2023-10-20T16:01:10","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T16:01:10","slug":"bored-russian-troops-spend-days-getting-high-on-salt-narcotic-in-trenches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/world-news\/bored-russian-troops-spend-days-getting-high-on-salt-narcotic-in-trenches\/","title":{"rendered":"Bored Russian troops spend days getting high on salt narcotic in trenches"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Russian soldiers are increasingly turning to hard drugs to pass the time as boredom takes its toll on the frontline in Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Dozens of soldiers told the independent Russian newspaper Verstka that drug use was rife among the forces deployed to the war.<\/p>\n

Drugs were reported to be easily available to troops stuck in the trenches.<\/p>\n

One in 10 Russian soldiers reportedly smokes marijuana or takes hard drugs, according to Verstka’s investigation.<\/p>\n

As Ukraine’s counteroffensive has made slow progress to date, many Russian soldiers are struggling to pass the time.<\/p>\n

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Earlier today, Ukraine claimed to have made a small incremental gain of 400 metres to the south-west of Verbove in the Zaporizhzhia region.<\/p>\n

Military spokesperson Oleksandr Stupun said the southern advance was still difficult because of Russian minefields and heavily fortified defences.<\/p>\n

As a result, many Russian soldiers are turning to powerful drugs. The most popular one among the troops is ‘salt’ – a synthetic drug also known as alpha-PVP.<\/p>\n

One soldier described smoking ‘salt’ off a jar lid through a ballpoint pen and washing it down with vodka.<\/p>\n

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It is thought to induce powerful paranoia and hallucinations among its users and can lead to aggressive behaviour or self-injury.<\/p>\n

Senior commanders in the military often “turn a blind eye” to the drug use, as long as the users “don’t bother anyone”.<\/p>\n

One soldier said: “War is when you’re constantly waiting for something, occasionally praying for it all to be over.<\/p>\n

“When I was smoking salt in the dugout, I didn’t give a f*** about a possible freakout. The boredom’s a lot worse.”<\/p>\n

Another soldier said the trenches resembled Las Vegas while another questioned the battle readiness of the troops, saying that many high Russian soldiers are clearly “not in their right mind”.<\/p>\n