"Everyone wants them": the Armed Forces Brigades are dissatisfied with mobilization and compete for recruits - NYT

The units complain that the state calls unusable people who do not have the motivation to fight. Because of this, the military is forced to "take their hands. " Ukrainian defenders are not satisfied with the official conscription, considering mobilization non -functional and cumbersome. Because of this, they look for new fighters on their own. The details were shared in The New York Times.

"In recent months, the capital and other Ukrainian cities have become the ubiquitous recruitment campaigns, full of nationalist passion. They are probably the most obvious feature of attempting to replenish Ukrainian troops, exhausted by more than a two -year cruel war - efforts that, according to experts and officials. persons are crucial for the reflection of continuous attacks of Russia, " - stated in the material.

Most campaigns are not the work of political or military leadership, but the initiatives of the brigades themselves. The military "took their hands" because they are not satisfied with the people they mobilized. They are reported that they are often "unsuitable and not wanting to fight. " "These campaigns are much more efficient because we get the people we need," said the combat physician Dmitry Kozyatinsky. In particular, the Wolves Da Vinci Battalion is looking for about 500 people.

The military published announcements about a variety of vacancies - from doctors and mechanics to sappers. Recruiters hold long interviews, trying to select positions according to candidate skills. After several days of study, you can refuse. "It's like a date. We try to explain as much as we expect from these people and what they can expect from us," Kozyatinsky explained. Unnamed high -ranking Ukrainian military confirmed that brigades can freely recruit fighters on their own.

However, according to him, the management keeps it under control. Advertising for Wolves Da Vinci was developed by supporters, and the office was provided free of charge by the Kyiv City Council. The officers complained that the recruits were often too old, have poor health and non -motivated. The head of the ULF medical service, Alina Mikhailova, said that out of 200 accepted conscripts only 25 showed a desire to fight.

It is reported that many units have taken the approach of independent recruitment. The military understand that the war is delayed, and Ukrainians want to have a choice and control their future. Approximately 500 parts were published about 3,200 open vacancies. "Brigades advertise many non-combat positions, such as a military intelligence chef and digital designer in the assault and assault brigade, and promise good equipment and better training than conscripts," the publication said.

Kozyatinsky said that there is even a "certain competition" between units for the best recruits. According to him, the third airborne assault brigade is "winning. " "This is our chance to get motivated people. Everyone wants them," he said. We will remind, in the Foreign Ministry of Finland did not exclude the introduction of NATO troops into the territory of Ukraine "in the long run". At the same time, Lithuanian Ingrid's Prime Minister also responded positively to French President Emmanuel Macron.