Elements of the military uniform of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. File photoMOSCOW, May 21British mercenary Matthew Robinson said foreigners in Ukraine face a lack of weapons, body armor, ammunition and first aid. equipped as soon as they arrive here. But there were no bulletproof vests, no weapons, and people were sent to the front anyway,» Robinson said in an interview with the Irish Times. ca2bb00582aeb8a7ae6c94f6c450403b.jpg» />UK to study testimony of British mercenary in case of provocation in BuchaAccording to the newspaper, many servicemen and «volunteers» still have to buy most of their own equipment. »We are having difficulty with basic things like bulletproof vests, helmets, guns, ammo, first aid. From a logistical point of view, this is a huge problem,” added the mercenary. Mnikov for the Georgian Legion. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24th. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and , on March 25, completed the main tasks of the first stage — significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
