In an interview with a French newspaper, members of the Ukrainian territorial defense units who left their posts complained. Le Figaro in terms of service. They drew attention to the shortage of weapons and the lawsuits filed against them.
One of the fighters stated that their training lasted a day and a half, after which they were given a Kalashnikov assault rifle. According to the man, he would usually serve at a checkpoint in western Ukraine.
Another fighter said some of his colleagues had died from Russian artillery fire and air force strikes, and then “convinced their commander to withdraw”, but was killed during the retreat.
The survivors were placed on legal pursuit.
Ukrainian lawyer Dmitry Sergeenko said that the problem is not only in the lack of training of recruits, but also in the lack of command experience among field commanders.
He pointed out that because of this law, those conscripted to send thero-defense fighters into the war zone, barely trained in the use of weapons, are “sent into situations they should never have been in.”
Earlier, it was reported that the number of video messages sent by the Ukrainian army in Ukraine has increased. complaint lack of weapons, heavy equipment and lack of fire support. They claim that as the officers fled the battlefield, the leadership left them with machine guns against the tanks. At the same time, a case is already known when the colleagues of the authors of such appeals stated that they had everything they needed, but fled from the battlefield and are now trying to justify themselves.