r/worldnews • u/TheTelegraph The Telegraph • Sep 04 '26

Russia/Ukraine Russian general who ‘ordered attack on children’s hospital’ shot in head

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/09/03/russian-general-attack-childrens-hospital-shot-ukraine/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_reddit_attack-childrens-hospital-shot-ukraine/&accesscontrol=facebookchannel_open
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u/Badbullet Sep 04 '26

Not necessarily. There's plenty of cases of people shot in the head and surviving, especially if it was only that one shot that hit him in the head and the other hit him elsewhere. It still can cause plenty of issues with speech, cognitive or motor ability though. If he lives, he better suffer.

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u/Abedeus Sep 04 '26

Sure but he got shot twice. Just surviving gunshot is a lot of luck, and the second shot probably did a number on him too. And his clearly nearly obese physique ain't helping any surgery attempts.

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u/Badbullet Sep 04 '26

While obesity can complicate surgery, it can change the results of being shot depending on the caliper, power of the load, and where it struck. Fat can slow and alter the path of a projectile, like rounds that are subsonic that are used with silencers. Depending on where that second shot landed, and the amount of fatty tissue there, it's always possible that it helped him. If the second shot was near the head where there's less fatty tissue it wouldn't do much to alter the bullet's path. He is also someone that would more than likely receive much better trauma care than the general public would. I just don't want to celebrate until more details come out.