"Speaking with the Associated Press, a battalion commander in Ukraine’s 47th Brigade said, "Some people don’t want to shoot. They see the enemy in the firing position in trenches but don’t open fire. … That is why our men are dying. When they don’t use the weapon, they are ineffective."Many of the recruits and conscripts receive training in NATO countries, but their commanders say they are not performing routine operations.
"From the command point, I would like to issue orders to small (infantry) groups, but I am not sure if they are capable of executing these orders because they lack coordination and communication," the officer told the AP. "Sometimes, I want to shoot myself."
One soldier said the lack of experience is leading to territorial losses. "The main problem is the survival instinct of newcomers. Before, people could stand until the last moment to hold the position. Now, even when there is light shelling of firing positions, they are retreating," said one soldier. " ZeroHedge
"Russia has targeted defense industry facilities of the Kiev regime with a series of sweeping strikes, with an air raid alarm announced across the territory of Ukraine after 6 am Moscow time.
Ukrainian media has reported explosions in a number of regions: Kiev, Kharkov, Sumy, Poltava, Vinnitsa, Kirovograd, Dnepropetrovsk, Ivano-Frankovsk, Lvov, and Odessa." Sputnik
"170 combat engagements were recorded on the front lines in Ukraine.
Russia carried out air strikes on the areas of Kolisnykivka, Kryva Luka, Siversk, Verkhniokamianske, Hryhorivka, Chasiv Yar, Toretsk, Druzhba, Petrivka, Oleksandropil, Selydove, Yehorivka, Vuhledar, Tiahynka, Tokarivka, Sadove, and Odradokamianka.
In the Kharkiv sector, Russia continued its offensive, with three combat engagements in the Vovchansk area.
In the Kupiansk sector, the number of attacks reached 16 over the day. The Ukrainian forces repelled enemy assaults near Novoosynove, Hlushkivka, Stelmakhivka and Andriivka.
In the Lyman sector, the defense forces repelled 20 enemy attacks near Makiivka, Hrekivka, Druzheliubivka, Nevske, Novosadove and Torske.
In the Kramatorsk sector, the Ukrainian Defense Forces thwarted five enemy attempts to break through the defense in the area of Chasiv Yar.
In the Toretsk sector, the enemy, with the support of aircraft, carried out 15 attacks in the Toretsk and New York areas.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian troops thwarted 60 attacks in the vicinity of Kalynove, Vozdvyzhenka, Novooleksandrivka, Panteleimonivka, Zelene Pole, Myroliubivka, Hrodivka, Novohrodivka, Memryk, Mykhailivka and Karlivka." Ukrin
