US EditionUkraine's Army Chief Shakes up Troop Rotations After Outcry
The decree follows public outrage over emaciated soldiers and requires commanders to plan rotations, medical checks and supply deliveries.
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Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky has introduced a mandatory two-month limit for soldiers serving in forward positions on the front lines, a measure intended to compensate for the numerical disadvantage of Ukrainians against Russian troops.
The head of the Ukrainian army, Oleksandr Sirsky, today ordered the mandatory replacement of soldiers after the longest two months on the front line.
Ukraine’s army chief shakes up troop rotations after outcry
KYIV — Ukraine’s top general ordered on Thursday a mandatory two-month time limit for front-line troops serving in forward positions, a week after photos of emaciated soldiers on combat duty sparked a nationwide outcry.Oleksandr Syrskyi’s decree aims to address a key challenge for Kyiv’s outmanned military in the fifth year of the war with Russia, and comes amid frequent and often harrowing reports of Ukrainian soldiers serving for months at a t…
The head of the Ukrainian army, Oleksandr Sirsky, today ordered the mandatory replacement of soldiers after the longest two months on the front line.
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