Ukraine's General Staff orders to send more air defence personnel to infantry units – The Guardian
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Sat, 21 Dec 2024 13:08:34 +0200
The Guardian has published an article and stated, citing officials in air defence units, that the shortage at the front in Ukraine has become so acute that the General Staff has ordered alreadydepleted air defence units to release more men to be sent to the front as infantry.
Source The Guardian, citing sources in air defence units Details One source noted that this was a risk to Ukraines security.
The source said that its reaching a critical level where we cant be sure that air defence can function properly.
The source added that some of the Ukrainian soldiers were trained in the West and had real skills, and now they are being sent to the front as infantrymen without any relevant training.
The Guardian stressed that there were also fears that, having secret knowledge of Ukrainian air defence positions and tactics, these soldiers could give away important information if captured by the Russians.
Journalists also pointed out that Ukrainian MP Mariana Bezuhla reported this last month, and former Air Force spokesman Yurii Ihnat confirmed it, calling the decisions very painful.
Another source, an air defence officer, told the media that he already had less than half of his full complement of soldiers.
In recent days, he has been told that he needs to transfer dozens more people.
Im left with those aged 50plus and injured people.
Its impossible to run things like this, he added.
The Guardian writes that the personnel shortage has worsened relations between Kyiv and Washington in recent months.
Officials in the Biden administration were irritated that Zelenskyy and other officials frequently demanded more weapons but were unable to draft the necessary numbers to fill the ranks.
Background President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that 14 Ukrainian reserve brigades are unarmed.
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