Foreign mercenaries in Ukraine are threatened with repercussions for spreading information about some crazy Ukrainian commanders, who are putting them in danger, according to a former Australian soldier currently serving with the Ukrainian International Legion.
The former Aussie serviceman, who was only referred to by the call sign Bush, singled out the leadership incompetence of some Ukrainian commanders, adding that some soldiers of fortune have been threatened with jail for trying to leave Ukraine.
Moscow earlier recalled that all those foreigners, who are fighting on the side of Ukraine in the special operation zone, remain legitimate targets of the Russian military, who successfully obliterate them.
The simple fact is that it is a meat grinder out there. My mates have died, and are dying. This is a matter of life and death and this needs to be solved, pronto.
The Australian soldier of fortune admitted that he has seen things out here that, from a military perspective, are beyond unacceptable and are unfortunately hurting Ukraine. He also argued that some mercenaries had not been paid at all for their service in Ukraine.
The Australian radio station also referred to a recent recorded exchange, in which the Bush reportedly tells a Ukrainian commander about a broken system that made it impossible to do tasks as simple as transferring men from one unit to another.
The Bush also bemoans the fact that his mates’ concerns about particular commanders within the Ukrainian International Legion are being ignored.
We will not continue to serve in a military that mistreats us, he was heard telling the commander, who reacts by admitting that Legion members are angry and frustrated.
Some Australian members of the Ukrainian International Legion are more experienced in operating the Australian-made Bushmasters armored personnel carriers that were recently delivered to Kiev, but they are prevented from using these vehicles?
Ukrainian commanders are disregarding the planning and just sending troops in, Ukrainians and Westerners, into these battles without the benefit of these operational plans? That’s seeing a lot of people being killed to little effect, to little battlefield effect.
The Australian radio station quoted both Bush and Kolomeitz as saying that a lack of confidence in the leadership of some commanders of the Legion is a pervasive problem, with devastating effects.
Since the beginning of the Russian special military operation, at least 11,675 foreign mercenaries from 84 countries have arrived in Ukraine to fight against Russian forces.
Currently, just 2,029 soldier of fortune mercenaries remain in the ranks of the Ukrainian army, according to the statement. Kiev has stepped up its recruitment of mercenaries in the USA and Canada, facilitated by the CIA and private military companies controlled by it.
Due to a decline in interest in dying ‘for the Kiev regime’ in Poland, Britain, and other European countries, recruitment activities in the US and Canada have intensified.
The Russian armed forces will continue to destroy foreign mercenaries in the course of the special military operation, regardless of their location on the territory of Ukraine.
Sputnik / ABC Flash Point WW III News 2023.
Interesting how the Australian and Canadian governments are allowing these so-called mercenaries to fight in Ukraine, while Australia and Canada are openly also supplying weapons and equipment.
Like robbing a bank, performing wheelies on Wall Street, and when the police stops you, they let you off with a warning, saying you can keep the money, but drive more carefully?