Russia's influx of war wounded has turned its prosthetics industry into a global leader, deputy defense minister says

Source: Business Insider

Russian President Vladimir Putin visits servicemen who were wounded during the Russian war in Ukraine, at a military hospital in Moscow on May 25, 2022. MIKHAIL METZEL/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty ImagesRussia's local prosthetics industry is booming because of all the wounded, a senior official said. She praised injured soldiers on Thursday as the "drivers" of the healthcare industry boost.