Tasks”suicide“Incidents of harassment, looting… in a survey published on August 17 Independent of KievThe Ukrainian media, which was published in English, reported several testimonies of soldiers belonging to the Ukrainian International Legion about the many atrocities committed by this unit of fighters. In addition to the fact that one of the two wings of the legion was involved in various violations, one of the commanders is directly related to the complaints of the soldiers.
On February 25, one day after the start “special military operationOn behalf of Vladimir Putin, Vladimir Zelensky invited Europeans with combat experience to travel to Ukraine to repel the Russian invasion and join the International Legion for the Territorial Defense of Ukraine. According to the Ukrainian newspaper, this will be built into two separate wings, one overseen by Ukraine’s ground forces and the other by the Defense Ministry’s intelligence department, known by its acronym GUR. Complaints mainly refer to the second entity.
Officially, the GUR wing of the legion is headed by Major Vadim Popik. But in reality, the power is divided between the hands of several people.Popik’s right-hand man, Major Taras Vashuk (soldiers refer to him as “young Taras”), a 20-30-year-old scout, according to foreign fighters; Vashuk’s uncle, also Taras (called “old” Taras) and also a scout; and Sasha Kuczynski, 60“, the Ukrainian media reports.
We literally stayed (behind) and they didn’t evacuate us
American Soldier of the International Legion
Sascha Kuczynski, who is involved in the coordination of military operations and logistics within the Legion unit, would actually be a former member of a Polish criminal organization wanted in his country for fraud. Legion fighters accuse him of abusing his authority by ordering soldiers to loot stores, threatening soldiers with guns, and sexually assaulting female Legion doctors.
Among the many testimonies collected, an American soldier tells how during a mission a squad held the front line without any reinforcements;We literally stayed (behind) and they didn’t evacuate ushe said, adding that one of his friends was killed in battle. Shortly after the squad escaped the shelling, another group from the same unit, known to the Russians, was reportedly dispatched to the same position. “We told the commander that these positions were discovered by the Russians… If we go back there, we are all dead.the American soldier informs Independent of Kiev. However, the troops were sent to the same place. This time, four people died and several others were injured.
Several complaints from soldiers were reported at the highest level. But, according to them, these would remain unanswered. And the situation will even worsen. some declaredfeel pressured and receive threats“, Note Independent of Kiev. Many professional members would then have left the unit because of its mismanagement.
Source: Le Figaro
