The Ukrainian military suicides: released shocking figures

A large part of suicides are committed by members of the ATO under the age of 40 years.

For the period of the antiterrorist operation (ATO) in the Donbass more than 500 Ukrainian servicemen have committed suicide due to PTSD.

This was reported by MP from “Block Petro Poroshenko,” the head of the parliamentary Committee on health Olga Bogomolets in Facebook.

“The results of the analytical work of specialists of the national public Institute of social and forensic psychiatry MOH Ukraine – almost 85% of suicides are committed by members of the ATO under the age of 40 years, most of them are persons up to 30 years (45,5%),” wrote the petitioner.

According to her, one of the most significant among the factors associated with suicide, was “a condition of alcoholic or narcotic intoxication during the Commission of suicide”. He was detected in 51% of the victims.

“Among the mechanisms of suicide is much superior to the wounds from a firearm (61%) and hanging (31%),” – said Bohomolets.

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