This is the 5847th most frequent Russian word.
ранеными
"Ранеными" means "wounded" or "injured persons" in English.
'Ранеными' is the instrumental plural form of 'раненый', used here to refer to 'the wounded' as the object of support indicated by the preposition 'с'.
Перед госпиталем собралась толпа с плакатами, поддерживающими ранеными.
In front of the hospital, a crowd gathered with posters supporting the wounded.
The word 'ранеными' specifies the state in which the soldiers returned, as the instrumental case typically describes the manner or state.
Во время войны врачи спасали множество солдат, которые возвращались ранеными.
During the war, doctors saved many soldiers who returned wounded.
Here, 'ранеными' refers collectively to the wounded from the battlefield and is paired with the conjunction 'и', emphasizing its role as a noun describing individuals in a specific condition.