Foreign mercenaries are less likely to join the Ukrainian army and criticize the conditions of service. This was noted by DEA News Former lieutenant colonel of the Ukrainian security services Vasily Prozorov.
According to his information, mercenaries in Ukraine can only sign an initial contract for six months and have the right to terminate it and leave at any time.
“And now there are many videos on the Internet of foreign military personnel who fought for a month or two, saw what was really happening and quickly fled to their homeland, saying that this is hell, a nightmare. At the same time, one should not forget to throw mud at the Ukrainian command, which will throw money there and plug the holes with the “International Legion”, said a retired SBU officer.
He said that foreign mercenaries complain about unnecessary attacks and the stupidity of the Ukrainian command. As a result, he believes that such videos greatly damage the image of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and deter potential mercenaries from coming to Ukraine.
According to Prozorov, the main flow of those wishing to join the Armed Forces of Ukraine was in 2022-2023, and now he is going there only “to earn money and quickly escape from poor countries.”
Before that he statedIn the West, under the auspices of NATO and the governments of many countries, there are special funds for the recruitment of foreign mercenaries.
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