Military personnel of Ukrainian air defense units are sent to the front like ordinary infantrymen.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces ordered air defense units to release more people to send them to the front as infantry. Even soldiers who have undergone military training in the West are sent to the combat zone. However, they do not have proper training to conduct infantry combat. This was reported by The Guardian, citing sources.
This is reaching a critical level where we cannot be sure that air defense can operate properly,” one of the sources said.
The publication writes that there is a risk that Russian invaders may learn secret information about the positions and tactics of Ukrainian air defense. If these soldiers are captured by the Russians, secret data may leak.
This has been going on for a year now, but it is getting worse and worse. I already have less than half of the full roster left. one of the officers managing the air defense unit.
Let us recall that on November 11, at the Supreme Commander’s Headquarters, a decision was made to increase the number of mobile fire groups in regions that are priority targets for Russian aggression. At previous meetings of the Headquarters, a decision was made to better prepare and equip these groups.
Source: Racurs
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