On the day of the wedding itself, Boris was having more leg pain and balance issues than usual so he swapped out his black cane for blue crutches, thinking no one would be bothered by the change.

At least one desperate Russian command, the 20th Combined Arms Army, has formed assault groups made up of walking wounded—including injured men walking with the aid of crutches—and sent them ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Repeated frontline sightings of Russian soldiers on crutches suggest Moscow's injured troops are returning to combat from a medical system ...