Ukraine's General Staff orders to send more air defence personnel to infantry units – The Guardian

The Guardian has published an article and stated, citing officials in air defence units, that the shortage at the front in Ukraine has become so acute that the General Staff has ordered "already-depleted air defence units" to release more men to be sent to the front as infantry. Source: The Guardian, citing sources in air defence units Details: One source noted that this was a risk to Ukraine's security.

The source said that "it's reaching a critical level where we can't be sure that air defence can function properly".

The source added that some of the Ukrainian soldiers were trained in the West and had real skills, and now they are being sent to the front as infantrymen without any relevant training. The Guardian stressed that there were also fears that, having secret knowledge of Ukrainian air defence positions and tactics, these soldiers could give away important information if captured by the Russians. Journalists also pointed out that Ukrainian MP Mariana Bezuhla reported this last month, and former Air Force spokesman Yurii Ihnat confirmed it, calling the decisions very painful.

Another source, an air defence officer, told the media that he already had less than half of his full complement of soldiers.

In recent days, he has been told that he needs to transfer dozens more people. "I'm left with those aged 50-plus and injured people. It's impossible to run things like this," he added. The Guardian writes that the personnel shortage has worsened relations between Kyiv and Washington in recent months.

Officials in the Biden administration were irritated that Zelenskyy and other officials frequently demanded more weapons but were unable to draft the necessary numbers to fill the ranks.

Background: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that 14 Ukrainian reserve brigades are unarmed.

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