NATO-trained Ukrainian recruits admit they're being overpowered by some of Russia's battle-hardened troops
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2023 6:13 pm
NATO-trained Ukrainian recruits admit they're being overpowered by Russia's battle-hardened troops in the northern sector, Kyiv Independent reports
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NATO-trained recruits fighting in northeastern Ukraine are feeling demoralized as they struggle to cope with Russia's better-equipped and "fearless" soldiers, according to a new report by the Kyiv Independent.
Reporter Igor Kossov interviewed troops from the 32nd Separate Mechanized Brigade, assigned about an hour east of Kharkiv in the northern sector of the 600-mile-long frontline, where Russia has advanced over the past month.
Many soldiers from the 32nd were civilians before the brigade was set up in January and received just three weeks of NATO basic training in Germany before they were deployed.
They described feeling "in over their heads" and ill-equipped — with one even questioning the futility of the ongoing war.
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https://ca.news.yahoo.com/nato-trained- ... 32629.html
NATO-trained recruits fighting in northeastern Ukraine are feeling demoralized as they struggle to cope with Russia's better-equipped and "fearless" soldiers, according to a new report by the Kyiv Independent.
Reporter Igor Kossov interviewed troops from the 32nd Separate Mechanized Brigade, assigned about an hour east of Kharkiv in the northern sector of the 600-mile-long frontline, where Russia has advanced over the past month.
Many soldiers from the 32nd were civilians before the brigade was set up in January and received just three weeks of NATO basic training in Germany before they were deployed.
They described feeling "in over their heads" and ill-equipped — with one even questioning the futility of the ongoing war.