The 78th Air Assault Regiment on Jan. 21 introduced an inside investigation after a soldier of the unit pointed to extreme calls for on his comrades that supposedly result in exhaustion and deadly accidents when dealing with explosives.
The soldier, Vitalii Holovnia, stated on his Fb channel that an unmanned platoon commander of an assault drone unit forces troopers to perform too many duties, which ends up in service members being exhausted, overstretched, and liable to errors.
The information comes amid main scandals plaguing different items as Ukraine continues to battle with mobilization and personnel shortages within the face of the Russian onslaught.
"Circumstances of accidents with explosives occurred as a result of folks had been in fight positions for a very long time, and so they have been drained. It additionally occurred that folks carried out some duties in the course of the day and a few at night time, in order that they labored across the clock. In consequence, errors have been made within the security guidelines for dealing with explosives," Holovnia advised the Kyiv Unbiased.
In line with Holovnia, casualties attributable to the accidents have been listed as battlefield losses.
These included each deaths and accidents, he clarified for the Kyiv Unbiased.
Approaching the third anniversary of the full-scale invasion, Ukraine nonetheless has no authorized mechanism that might enable demobilization after a sure interval of service.
Holovnia famous that the aforementioned commander has favorites who obtain the very best further monetary reward, Hr 100,000 ($2,370), with out going to fight positions, whereas others must put their lives to take action.
In line with the soldier, the commander failed to make sure the items had communications and high-quality digital warfare gear to carry out fight missions. In consequence, the unit didn’t have a steady connection for emergencies for nearly a month and a half in Russia's Kursk Oblast.
Holovnia additionally claimed that the commander's selections on staffing teams for fight missions led to inside conflicts.
"The management should be correct, applicable. We should struggle with our minds and gear, not with (folks as) meat."
Following the criticism, the command of the 78th Regiment launched an inside investigation "in compliance with all established procedures and aimed toward objectively clarifying the circumstances."
"We urge the general public to not make hasty conclusions primarily based on unverified info," the assertion learn.
"The 78th Separate Air Assault Regiment stays a robust navy unit that performs fight missions to guard the territorial integrity and independence of Ukraine with honor and dignity."
The Kyiv IndependentFrancis Farrell