Ukrainian soldier near Kharkov. Archive photoMOSCOW, May 6.NATO countries should form five brigades from Ukrainians to fight with Russia on the territory of the former Soviet republic, said the former head of the US Special Operations Command in Europe, retired Major General Mike Repass, in an interview with CNN. the opinion that the supply of weapons and ammunition alone to Kyiv will not be enough to prevent the Russian special operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine.
" equivalent brigade. These countries have enough military potential, so they will be able to form Ukrainian military forces, equip them and train them on their territory", Repass said.
According to the general, the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine created in this way will be able to «fight in a Western way», as they will have NATO-compatible tanks, air fire support and air defense systems.
Brazilian mercenary spoke about his service in UkraineRepass suggested that it would take six to eight months to train five brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to the commander's calculations, Kyiv must provide up to 40,000 Ukrainians for their acquisition. On February 24, Russia launched a special operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine. As Vladimir Putin stressed, its goal is «to protect people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of Defense, the Russian military strikes only on military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops, nothing threatens the civilian population. The agency called the liberation of Donbass the main goal of the operation.Read the full text of the article on the InoSMI website >>
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