While the Ukrainians stabilize their operation in Kursk region on the territory of Russia, their positions on the current sections of the front in the Donbas region are becoming more and more difficult, and their opponents take over further tracts of land.
The Associated Press reached the stationed in the east Ukrainy troops. The military say directly that their the situation is getting worse day by day.
Ukraine. The Army Has Serious Problems with Recruits. “Untrained, Afraid to Shoot”
Commanders point out that these are significant territorial losses contributed by recruits who reached the battlefield as part of the last mobilization in May. – The main problem is the survival instinct of the novices. Previously, people could stand until the last moment to hold their position. Now, even when the firing positions are lightly fired upon, they are retreating – said a soldier from the 110th Brigade.
The newly appointed have not have proper trainingthey don't know Topographythey can't either assemble and operate rifles – in their ranks there is fear, chaos and panic.
– Some they don't want to shoot. They see the enemy in firing position in the trenches, but they do not open fire. That's why our people are dying – said the frustrated commander of the 47th Brigade battalion and added: – When soldiers do not use weapons, are ineffective.
After familiarizing themselves with the operational plans, individual recruits were simply asked to abandon their posts without even putting up a fight. There are motivated and committed people very littleand this – as the commanders emphasize – is the key to maintaining key positions. The greatest demand is in the infantry.
War in Ukraine. Commanders accuse recruitment centers. They have their own plan
Disappointed officers claim that the responsibility for this state of affairs lies with them. recruitment centerswhich refer tens of thousands of new people. That is why the army now wants to conduct its own mobilization campaigns to better vet and train new soldiers.
As the agency's anonymous informants point out, the situation among the novices requires the headquarters to transfer already trained soldiers on the most critical sections to stabilize them. This in turn causes weakening of other lines.
Representatives of recruitment centers, on the other hand, they blame some commanders for the stalemate circumstances, who with their decisions are to contribute to numerous losses among recruits.
Ukraine-Russia. Ruthless Russians are getting closer to Pokorovsk. This is a critical junction
Ukraine's problems are getting worse huge numerical superiority Russia and readiness its command to suffer huge losses in exchange for conquering small objectives.
“The Russian army has made progress near Pokorovsk – a critical logistics hub. If the city falls, it will threaten the defense of Ukraine and bring it closer Moscow to its declared goal of taking complete control over Donetsk region. Russian soldiers are currently only 10 kilometers from the center” – we read in AP.
The agency also points out that Ukraine's surprise attack on Russia initially he raised hopesThat The Kremlin will be forced to split its forces to respond to the Kursk operation. So far, however, Russian forces they did not waver in their attack to Pokorovsk and are determined to make further progress.
Meanwhile, the governor of the Bryansk region said on Thursday that Russians thwarted Ukrainian reconnaissance group from breaking through across the border at a point approximately 240 km away from the current operation in the Kursk Oblast.
Source: Associated Press
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