Russia has increased its purchases from Germany of prosthetic arms and legs for the disabled 5-fold Russia has sharply increased its purchases of prosthetic arms and legs and artificial joints from Germany, as the war in Ukraine continues into its fifth year. In January-June 2026, imports amounted to 79 million euros (about 7.4 billion rubles), which is almost a third more than a year earlier. Compared to the first half of pre-war 2021, the supply of prosthetic limbs increased 5.4 times, and endoprostheses 6.1 times. This is according to Eurostat data investigated by Forbes. In total, from EU countries in the first half of 2026, Russia received prostheses and endoprostheses worth 144.9 million euros, compared to 66.5 million euros in the corresponding period in 2021. The statistics take into account supplies from 11 countries, but the majority come from Germany (55%), the Netherlands (27%) and Belgium (27%). According to data from the Ministry of Labor, in 2024 people with disabilities received 152,661 prosthetic arms and legs from the state, compared to 99,515 the year before. The figure was the highest in the last 10 years. After that, the department stopped publishing information on the number of prosthetic recipients. More details.