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Ukrainian Army?
30
May, 2014
Further
to the report we published about a mutiny
of soldiers of the 3rd Battalion of the 51st Brigade,
here are some additional news which indicate that the mutiny is
spreading to the 2nd Battalion based in Rivne.
Disturbing
news from the war. Ungrateful ATO and army leadership has led to
disobedience in parts of the army.
The
3rd battalion of the 51st mechazed infrantry brigade (shot at near
Volnovahka, Donbass) were moved from the East to the South for
supposedly “continuing training”. But just yesterday and the day
before the soldioer were informed that they were going back to Rivne
for training.
When
they arrived in Mykolayiv, the more than 1000 soldiers refuised to
leave their truck and unload their equipment. As of now, they are
waiting for the arrival of their comanding officer. The soldiers are
resenting the fact that the command had lied to them about going back
to Rivne and instead are transporting them seemingly around the
country as was reported this morning by Volynski Novyny.
The
following was reported on FB by Volodymy-Volynskyi activist Roman
Martynyuk who is in constant contact with the armed forces:
“Having
lost any kind of trust in the generals in light of the latest events
at Volnovakha and during the funerals in Rivne, and the betrayal of
the generals; the soldiers have begun an open rebellion.
To
resolve the situation, yesterday, a group of local soliders came from
Volyn to Mykolaiv, the same ones who so poorly conducted their
mobilization. Obviously, the general staff decided to resolve the
situation in this way.
Critical
situation at Dachna where the KP brigade is still based.
Discontentment
as well from the 2nd battalion which is still in the Rivne barracks.
Soldiers and officers saw with their own eyes the extent of the
situation when they sent the 51th brigade – the largest fighting
force in the Ukrainian land forces – the generals were saying “go
north” then “go south” to the extent that the soldiers are
ready to shoot them. The generals have begun wearing bulletproof
vests out of fear of fragging!”
During
the funeral services at the Rivne barracks, the soildiers openly
talked about their discontent…
Furthermore,
the salary, which on the orders of general Kolesnik was given to them
in cash, was only enough to buy vodka. So here are our soldiers,
driven to this by the generals, who are in turn reaping the fruits of
their poor leadership.
Nobody
wishes to repeat the events of Volnovakha…
Yesterday
evening, one of the soldiers from the Rivne barracks informed
Novovolynski Dyloviy that over 1200 soldiers and officers are
prepared to disobey the decision to move them to Mykolayiv:
“They
promised, when they called upon us, that we would be guarding the
Ukranian-Belorussian border. We are ready to do so, but to move on
those Donbas clowns we are not!”
He
aslo said that the men that were relocated from the east to Mykolaiv,
are there without food, weapons and are guarded by gunmen.
English
translation by Peter Mikhailenko for Solidarity with the Antifascist
Resistance in Ukraine.
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