"It is impossible to defeat such an army" ... The state of "neglect"
Past holidays for many army veterans and fleet were marked not only by celebrations, feasts and gifts. This is a routine that you forget about almost immediately. The main thing is that from somewhere out of nonexistence long forgotten colleagues suddenly appeared. Those with whom he once served in the Soviet Army. There were talks about life, memories ... And, of course, about what the army of that state is today, where, due to circumstances, Soviet officers "got" in 1991.
It is no secret that many have become citizens of neighboring countries without even really thinking about the consequences of this step. The part in which they served was suddenly not in Russia. Throw soldiers, service, most simply could not. Soviet education. A passport was issued most of the fact. And no one believed in the possibility of confrontation with Russia. How am I going to be on the other side of the "front"? We're friends. However, what happened ...
Naturally, I received congratulations from the "independent" Ukraine. Talk about the army too. But today we are not talking about conversations, but about one video that I was "thrown off." Video made by Ukrainian contract soldiers in one of the military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The words in the title of the article are not about the APU. They are told about another army. About our army. And they are not said with malice, but with pride. But after the video they acquired a completely opposite meaning for the APU. At least in my head.
Once upon a time in one of the African countries among the military and "soldiers of fortune" from different countries there was a joke. Why there? Just because there all fought against all and it is not clear why. And the multinational present and former military personnel supported "their" leaders.
- What can you say about the upcoming military campaign, Mr. General?
- God knows she will be lost.
- Why, then, should it begin?
- What do you mean why? To find out who exactly!
The video shows the next Ukrainian military unit. More precisely, the fact that the APU is called a military unit. Moreover, those who served in the last century will easily recognize the "native" barracks, which were built in the era of "dear Leonid Ilyich" quite a lot. Standard type barracks of the Soviet Army. And then ... Then the conclusion that I made in the title.
Veterans of the Armed Forces (not only Russian) are well aware of the psychology of the soldier and the methods of achieving high combat readiness of the unit, unit. A soldier, no matter how motivated at the beginning of his service, becomes a part of the mess in the “mess”. And go into battle with this subordinate is dangerous. It is dangerous for the commander personally. Dangerous for all his fellow workers.
Soldier readiness does not begin with the landfill or conversations about patriotism. Readiness begins with the "kapterki" and dining. A soldier must be good and more or less beautifully dressed and fed. And only then can he be taught, driven along an obstacle course, require knowledge of the statutes, orders ... Demand to go into battle, finally. Yes, and the famous "soldier's wit" manifests itself in such conditions.
We hear a lot about the collapse of the Ukrainian army. And the results of the combat work of these "soldiers and officers" speak volumes. And the origins of this in the barracks that I saw on the video.
First of all, the officer corps. In the part that is shown, it is simply not there. There are people who wear officer shoulder straps. Hold some posts. Probably own military equipment and weapons. But officers, commanders - no!
Remember your first foreman? I still remember how I squandered a square meter of floor near the bedside table for two hours a day. And he came out of the storeroom, took out a white scarf and ... showed me that the floor was dirty. There was dirt on the scarf ... And in fact I taught. We quickly began to wash the floors, rather than smearing the dirt evenly.
And what about the platoon commander with his incomprehensible claims to make the beds and the bedside tables? Just think, incorrectly laid out toiletries and something else! After all, this "something else" is hidden far inside. And the general, unless of course he appears suddenly, obviously will not stand "letter sic" to find it.
Kontraktniki APU showed "inhuman conditions" of life in the barracks ... Bedside tables, in which the doors are kept on parole. Toilets that are clogged in the morning almost immediately. Windows, transom which is almost not closed. And dirt, dirt, dirt. “This is how we serve ...” And these words are not the boys, who in their lives saw only that the school desk and their own cows and pigs in the yard. These are the words of healthy 40-year-old men.
Men who are engaged in something "to the army." There were also joiners, plumbers, glaziers, electricians ... There is no such thing that for 40 years a man would remain a nobody. Especially since today in the APU really get harder than a couple of years ago. There really is some sort of selection.
The ruin in the barracks is an indicator of the absence of the commander, as such. An anthill is not without a uterus. And each ant performs its task. And he knows his task. Tactical. But only the uterus knows the strategic task. Just like in the army. The commander knows everything. And the higher the commander, so that this “everything” becomes more enormous. In the APU with the "womb" is a real problem.
By the way, by the way, I compared the videos from the trenches of the Republicans and the Armed Forces of Ukraine. I don’t know if anyone paid attention to it. But there is exactly the same picture. Front. The enemy - here he is ... And the Republicans have dugouts that are quite comfortable, “fortified” (well, sometimes things get into the frame and such things, alas) are good. And the soldiers do not “bother” with thoughts about a careless foreman who “hangs around somewhere again” with lunch. Normal combat work. Just a little more risky than before.
The APU is always "fighting." The rollers of the soldiers are somewhat reminiscent of the newsreels of the first war years. Trench. Periodically, someone crawls out to the embrasure and sends a magazine-another ammunition into the white light. Going nowhere. Just "fighting". And he dreams when he is taken to rest. In the barracks. Why strain? Why equip something? After all, all the same sometime, let's "go" ... To find out who exactly exactly the campaign will be played.
The absence of officers is indicated by the servicemen themselves. Do not teach us! Understand that any weapon, even the most "European" or "American", they will not shoot and fall on their own. We need a man who will do it. And the weapon? It is perfect only in the hands of a professional. The computer in the hands of the savage is much worse than the hammer. Coconuts with a hammer more convenient to break ...
At the beginning of the article I mentioned a higher motivation of Ukrainian soldiers today. Many, probably, remember the famous lines "Readiness for death, too, because weapons ...". This is just about the moral side of things.
Yes, this is a weapon. Only double-edged weapons. For a trained fighter, this is the ability to perform combat super tasks. Perform, knowing that the risk of death is great. But for the "soldier" is just death. The level of cannon fodder. Many will now remember the militia near Moscow in 1941 ... But what about them? They defended ... Yes, but at what cost? When in the New Jerusalem area the Germans simply crushed the militias tanks? Every two hours - a new train ... I talked with one of these heroes, veterans. And he knew that to start, or maybe end the war, he would be just like that. He knew that his death would stop the Germans at least for an hour, for a minute, for a second. He defended himself.
APU is not defending. Just because Republicans do not attack. Everyone remembers how the offensive of the LDNR army ends.
The worst thing for Ukraine today is that most people, not only veterans of the Armed Forces, understand this all. See the agony of the army. See absolutely "Makhnov" detachments of punitive. See the futility of war in general. And they go voluntarily, like, excuse me, a flock of sheep in this meat grinder. For different reasons. It is not important. The main thing is coming. In the hope that "it will end soon," "yes, I serve in the defense, we will not be sent," "I was there in 14 ..."
In principle, from the point of view of some of my opponents, I must gloat over an adversary of the Republicans. The worse the APU, the easier it will be for the armies of the LC and the DPR. May be. Only here I do not want something. You look at the faces of ordinary Ukrainian men, who talk about their "service" in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and you understand that this "shooting" has not been necessary to anyone for a long time. And "meet the fallen heroes on their knees" too. They want to their Hannah or Svetlanka under the side ...
Country cornered. Destroyed spiritually, historically, culturally, economically. And physically destroyed. In the hearts of Ukrainians she still lives, Soviet, Ukraine. Ukraine is the winner. Therefore, they believe in the power of their MAT. That's why they think that the APU is really a modern army. Yes, they believe in the possibility of at least a small "peremoga" over the Russian army. And ... in a meat grinder ...
It’s really impossible to defeat such an army ... Not because this army is strong and can easily defeat you. Not. There is simply no such army. There are "men with guns." And there is no army. Do not need.
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