Ukrainian servicemen carry anti-tank mines in the Donetsk region. File photoMOSCOW, June 23The families of the Ukrainian military complained to the American television channel NBC News about the neglect of the lives of their subordinates by the command and authorities. Many complained about the lack of equipment received by the troops before being sent to the combat zone. Sometimes military families have to raise money to provide relatives with the necessary uniforms. The publication quotes the words of Victoria Bilan-Rashchuk from Kyiv, who collected money for protective headphones for her husband, a theater actor without any military experience, who now serves in artillery in the Severodonetsk region. I am ready to protest… the government is not doing enough to support them… The longer this goes on, the more people will be dissatisfied,» Bilan-Rashchuk quoted the channel as saying. NBC News noted that the command of the Ukrainian troops refused to comment on this .
An American mercenary does not recommend «seekers of glory» to go to Ukraine «every day at greater risk.» Many Ukrainians are also dissatisfied with the attitude of the military command towards the mobilized and the members of the territorial defense, who are sent to the combat zone not only without training and equipment, but also without the necessary medical and psychological examination. One of the Kyiv territorial defense instructors said that even in the capital's training center, only 120 people can train per week, so they go to the war zone after five days of training. At the same time, the instructor does not consider this approach irresponsible, explaining that «they signed up themselves.» said Moskalkova At the same time, retired US Marine Colonel Mark Kansian called the five days of training «terribly insufficient.» According to him, the US Marines train for 20 weeks before being sent to the war zone, which means that «the Ukrainians need to think of something.» that they will serve at checkpoints near Lvov. The wife of one of these participants in the theological defense, Elena Zhabyak-Sheremet, said that her husband was not even trained in shooting, they were simply «sent to hell for no reason.» If he refused, he would be considered a deserter, the article says.
