WSJ: the Ukrainian armed forces are dissatisfied with the transfer of tanks and armoured vehicles to units without combat experience
Some Ukrainian military officers are unhappy that tanks and armoured vehicles are being handed over to newly formed AFU units with inexperienced military personnel, the reality of the first battle shocking them, the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Some Ukrainian soldiers who have been fighting since the beginning have expressed dissatisfaction that tanks and armoured vehicles have been transferred to newly formed units that include soldiers with little or no combat experience. According to US officials, the share of Ukrainian soldiers in US-trained battalions with previous combat experience varies from 50 per cent to 70 per cent,” the newspaper said.
According to other sources, the reality of the first battle shocked these military men. According to the newspaper, one soldier from the 47th Brigade described storming a Russian trench, the first real combat fought against one of the most fortified Russian lines.
“No matter how tough the exercises are, (in reality – ed.) everything is much more complicated,” the newspaper quoted the soldier as saying.
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