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HugoTheGreat
Många utav dessa piloter, om inte alla, är förflyttade till infanteriet och slåss nu vid fronten till fots. Man kan undra varför. Kan du tänka dej vilket slag detta är mot dessa piloter?
Det är ett slöseri med resurser.
The transfer of about 5,000 to 6,000 servicemen from the Air Force to the Ground Forces began this January, though it's possible that about half of them would be moved next year, according to Ruslan Gorbenko, a lawmaker from the ruling Servant of the People. Another couple of thousand had already been transferred from the Air Force to the infantry since the beginning of the full-scale war, two Air Force servicemen said.
Uninterrupted by the public attention that condemned "a wasteful" use of specialist troops, the Air Force leadership— obeying the higher military command's orders — is set to continue sending*more of its men to infantry in waves, according to three different servicemen who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
One Air Force officer confirmed that the transfer would continue due to poor mobilization results but said he could not officially reveal the figure due to the topic's sensitivity. Such transfers can have "detrimental effects," he added, with some specialized troops, for example, providing aviation engineering services, supplying oxygen to aircraft, and replacing batteries.
https://kyivindependent.com/transfer-of-air-force-personnel-to-infantry-continues-despite-scandal/
Ivan Bolotov, a 24-year-old Ukrainian pilot and captain of the 831st Tactical Aviation Brigade, was killed during a combat mission, the brigade said on Feb. 3.
Bolotov is one of several young Ukrainian pilots to be confirmed killed in action. In August 2024, 27-year-old pilot Oleksandr Myhulia was killed "while performing a combat mission to protect Ukraine's territory."
https://kyivindependent.com/24-year-old-ukrainian-pilot-killed-in-action/
