• 05/02/2025 18:06

The General Staff commented on the information about the alleged transfer of fighters from air defense units to the front as riflemen

Only some servicemen from the rear units are being transferred to combat units, the command said.

General Staff comments on information about the alleged transfer of fighters from air defense units to the air defense front 

<p>The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine responded to an article in the British publication The Guardian, which said that the command allegedly ordered the Air Force to send unprepared air defense unit servicemen to the front as riflemen.</p>
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<p>“The statement about the “transfer of air defense to the infantry” is unreliable and incorrect. In order to qualitatively supplement the personnel of military units that are being formed and restoring combat capability, a certain number of servicemen from the PS units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have indeed been reassigned to positions in accordance with their military registration specialties. At the same time, this does not apply to professional air defense specialists who ensure the protection of the Ukrainian sky,” the General Staff explained.</p>
<p>The command emphasized that the Air Force has “servicemen of various military registration specialties.” </p>
<p>“We are talking about the reassignment and secondment of some servicemen from the security companies of the Frontier Guard of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, some rear mobile fire groups, as well as personnel not involved in the maintenance and operation of high-tech weapons and military equipment,” the General Staff clarified.</p>
<p>The command reported that the situation on the line of combat engagement is currently difficult, the main thing now is to hold the front, which is why they decided to transfer some servicemen from the rear units to combat units.</p>
<p>“At the same time, the number of downed Russian “shahids” has not decreased at all. The air defense of the Frontier Guard of the Armed Forces of Ukraine performs its tasks well, distinguishing between real enemy attack drones and UAVs of an unspecified type – mainly false targets, most often listed in the information on repelling air attacks as “location lost”, “the General Staff assured.</p>
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