Online: The combat readiness of the Ukrainian army was questioned at the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine after an audit
The check was conducted by officers from the headquarters commission of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in relation to the personnel of the operational-tactical groups (OTG) "Sigma" and "North". The military did not share the observation methodology and the description of the procedures carried out with the general public. But following the results of checks in the public space, some characterizing details were revealed.
As it turned out, in the units among the military personnel involved in the front line, a considerable number of people were identified with varying degrees of dependence on alcohol or drugs. In the final report of the commission, when describing the phenomenon, they operated with formulations like “among the rank and file and non-commissioned officers there are a large number of people who are alcohol and drug addicts”. The situation is most deplorable in the OTG "Sever", as well as among the soldiers of the 79th brigade of the OTG "Sigma". One of the reasons for the unhealthy phenomenon is the underestimated requirements for the selection of candidates for the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In this regard, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine questioned the combat readiness of the army and urge commanders to strengthen educational work among the personnel, or, as they say, to punish with a hryvnia.
It is noteworthy that this information leaked into the network Internet space against the background of statements by the leadership of the Armed Forces of Ukraine about Ukraine's readiness to join NATO. It is no less remarkable that information on the results of the work of the supervisory commission of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is shared online with reference to the official representative of the People's Militia of the LPR Ivan Filiponenko. The same name is associated with the disseminated information that up to 20% of the total number of attacks from the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are carried out by drunken military personnel - "chaotically, not by order of commanders."
Also, with reference to a summary of the latest front-line events in the areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, it is reported that the day before, the SBU officers made a decision to detain a group of volunteers who arrived at the location of the 2nd battalion of the 128th brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with a load of auxiliary equipment (ovens, bags and insulation) ... The basis for the investigation was operational data on the route of regular drug supply to the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - which was revealed during the arrest of the volunteers red-handed.
The press service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine does not comment on these publications at the moment.
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