Young Russians are sent to the front in Ukraine after only one to two weeks of training, the Citizen Army Law organization states to the newspaper Moscow Times.
The organisation’s leader, Sergej Krivenko, tells the newspaper that it regularly receives messages from parents who say that their children have ended up at the front in Ukraine just a week after they were called up.
– No signs of ill health
A 31-year-old Russian, who wishes to remain anonymous, says he received only five days of training before being transferred to Ukraine and deployed to fight against Ukrainian government soldiers.
– There was a soldier in our company who did not know how a machine gun works. So I taught him to take it apart and put it back together. I wouldn’t be next to him in battle. How can you fight like that? he says to the Moscow Times.
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– Direct path to a body bag
Military experts and human rights activists believe that a lack of knowledge makes soldiers ill-equipped to survive on the battlefield.
– A week’s training is nothing for a soldier, it is a direct route to a hospital or a body bag, says military analyst Pavel Luzin to the Moscow Times.
Avisa is an independent English-language newspaper that was founded in 1992 and is today owned by the Finnish publisher Sanoma.
Lowered the recruitment requirements
Earlier this week there were also reports that the mercenary group “Wagner” should have played a central role in recent battles, including the battle for control of Popasna and Lysyschansk. The fights are said to have caused great damage to the group.
Putin takes mercenary action
The group is said to have lowered the recruitment requirements and employed previously convicted and blacklisted people. New recruits receive minimal training, according to the British Foreign Office.
– This will most likely affect the group’s future operational efficiency, they write Twitter.
The mercenary group “Wagner” is said to have played a central role in recent battles, including the battle for control of Popasna and Lysyschansk. The fights are said to have caused great damage to the group.
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