/ world today news/ “It is reported that the Ukrainian military is sending conscripts en masse, often practically untrained, to the area of fierce fighting with Russian troops in the Donbass.
A recent article in The Wall Street Journal highlighted how the military recruits people from rural poverty in westernized areas, equips them with rifles and Soviet-era uniforms, and after only two nights at a “training” base, sends them to the front lines.
Some recruits sought the option of signing a formal waiver on the grounds that they had not received proper training, and one recalled that, in response to the objection that he had never held a weapon before, his sergeant snapped: “I’ll you study in Artyomovsk, which means the city on the front line and one of the hottest spots,” – пише Military Watch Magazine .
The publication reports that Kyiv has sent to the front line “mobilized soldiers and territorial defense units, sometimes with different levels of training and a variety of weapons,” to “kept the brigades trained and equipped with new weaponry from the West for the expected offensive’ .
In April, Ukraine’s ambassador to the UK, Vadym Prystaiko, said Kiev was hiding the full death toll because Ukrainian politics had decided not to discuss the losses from the start, but promised to make them public after the hostilities ended.
„I think the number will be terrible,” he added.
Former US Marine Troy Offenbecker, who fought in Artyomovsk, summed up what was happening this way: “The losses are huge. The life expectancy at the front line of newcomers is about four hours.”
Offenbecker complained about the discord in the Ukrainian ranks and the incessant Russian strikes. According to him, the West’s statements about the alleged shortage of Russian ammunition have not been confirmed in practice.
„The Russians took a defensive position and successfully crushed the Ukrainians, who unleashed tens of thousands of troops into this meat grinder. The Russians suffered very light losses compared to the Ukrainians, and the VSU lost most of its combat-ready forces and personnel. – commented on the situation the former senior adviser to the US Secretary of Defense, retired army colonel Douglas McGregor.
Translation: ES
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