On Friday, November 3, at least 19 Ukrainian soldiers and officers lost their lives during a medal ceremony in the village of Zarichne, a few miles from the front in the Zaporizhzhya region.
The soldiers, who were considered among the country’s best, had lined up outside ready to receive medals. The helmets were off and above them was the open sky.
Then two Russian Iskander robots crashed into the area.
Now critics within the Ukrainian military believe that a change must take place.
The ceremony took place in connection with an old Soviet military holiday. The day is a separate anniversary for missile forces, artillery and engineering troops.
The incident has caused many to rage against Ukraine’s own military. Many believe it is due to a “Soviet mentality” that such an own goal could take place.
The drones choose who will die
– And tragedy
The politician and soldier Yuri Hudimenko writes on Facebook that a small Soviet army cannot defeat a large Soviet army, and that Ukraine is therefore dependent on changing.
“We must change or die”, he writes according to New York Times.
Even the country’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyj stated in a speech after the tragedy ceremony that the military needs reforms, writes the Swedish newspaper The evening paper.
– It is a tragedy that should not have happened, says Zelenskyj.
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How the information about the medal ceremony reached the Russians is still unknown, but there has been talk within the Ukrainian military for a long time that a ceremony was planned where the best soldiers would receive a medal.
A soldier told the New York Times.
The soldier the American newspaper spoke to says that it would have been difficult to keep such a gathering hidden from the Russians.
Now there is speculation that there is a Russian spy in the unit who may have leaked information. The collection may also have been intercepted by Russian drones along the front, just a few miles away.
– About to disappear
“Widespread problem”
On social media, several people from the Ukrainian military are said to have shared their frustration with the military’s old traditions.
Critics believe strict military traditions are a widespread problem throughout the army.
Zelenskyj appeared in person at another commemoration of the day elsewhere in the country to honor the soldiers fighting for their lives against Russia, according to the president’s own websites.
There he said that the day is for vacationing the fighters fighting in the defense and security forces of Ukraine, as well as missile forces and artillery.
2023-11-09 01:49:34
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