17/ The wounded are carried on stretchers for about one and a half kilometres from the red zone to the road, they are loaded onto personal vehicles under threat of gunfire and taken to a local hospital."
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Death threats received when unable to carry out orders
13/ "When we are unable to carry out orders, death threats are received. As an example, they say:
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Military threat of desertion punishment and offensive deployment
14/ "You will be treated as a deserter, you will get in trouble with the commandant's office and the military police, we will disband you two by two and send you on an offensive from which you will not return."
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Unit’s refusal to serve due to unjustifiable combat losses
11/ We do not refuse to serve in accordance with the profile and purpose of our unit, which we belong to, which belongs to the Defence Ministry. There are unjustifiable combat losses among our troops which we have no right to repeat."
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Soldiers’ Appeal: Commanders Threaten Death, DNR Refuses Evacuation of Wounded
12/ The men also sent a written appeal to Putin and the Russian military prosecutor's office. In it, they wrote that their commanders were threatening them with death, and that DNR troops were refusing to evacuate the wounded because "they are afraid of losing their equipment."
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Challenges of an aging military unit
In our unit, the average age of the troops is about 35-40 years old. Many have chronic illnesses, are overweight, and have other medical limitations. Thus, it is difficult to imagine how such a unit can carry out combat missions involving assault.
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New unit command redefines soldiers from territorial defense to combat-ready assault units.
8/ "On arrival at the new unit, it was made clear to us by the new command that we were now not the territorial defence soldiers we had been trained to be, but combat-ready assault units ready to storm buildings and fortifications.
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Fighters live in dire conditions
We are not receiving any pay, we buy our own food and water, we live in completely unsanitary conditions, we treat our own injuries at our own expense, and we were only equipped with level four bulletproof vests and B2 helmets.
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Soldiers deployed to front line without training, equipment, or support; suffer heavy casualties
4/ "[We are] in close proximity to the front line without any training, equipment or support. Initially we were prepared as a territorial defence unit, but in fact we were thrown in as an assault group. We have already lost 19 wounded and two dead within two days.
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G7 Ambassadors Discuss Corporate Governance with Naftogaz Head
#G7 Ambassadors met with Anthony Marino, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of @NaftogazUkraine and discussed the company's activities, including improving its corporate governance in line with OECD guidelines and respecting due process.