the russian airforce is now fielding ad hoc infantry that is under the command of reserve forces. no experienced troops are left to train or lead them. Family members of soldiers from the 1st Motorized Rifle Special Purpose Regiment (KT) of the Aerospace Forces are writing. They are describing the challenges of training under current conditions. It's particularly disheartening to read this given the difficult situation on the front lines. It seems like an attempt to put out a fire with gasoline, as one of the key reasons for the stalled offensive is the completely unprepared personnel. The experienced soldiers have been depleted, the young recruits haven't had time to gain experience, and there's no one to train them. Meanwhile, the front lines constantly need fresh troops. That's how we're living. "I request that the situation with the 13th Missile and Space Regiment, the 4th Special Operations Brigade, and the 1st Motorized Rifle Special Purpose Regiment (KT) of the Aerospace Forces be made public. This unit is carrying out combat missions in the Kharkiv direction under the operational control of the 1431st Motorized Rifle Regiment. I'll start by saying that the personnel of the 13th Missile and Space Regiment are engineering and technical personnel of the Aerospace Forces who have no experience in combat and have undergone a purely formal two-week training course (combat coordination). During the training, they were not properly instructed or shown anything, from the basic use of small arms to engineering training. Upon arrival at the location of the combat mission, the 13th Missile and Space Regiment was assigned an area to establish positions in, where no engineering reconnaissance had been conducted. The soldiers were led through open areas, exposed to drone surveillance, into a territory controlled by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The result of this was that within the first two days of arriving at the location of the combat mission, three soldiers were killed." We must add that, against the backdrop of the utter darkness of recent weeks, such cases are starting to seem normal. But that doesn't make them normal. Subscribe | Report information Search for soldiers | Our YouTube channel