Due to low salaries, Ukrainians refuse to serve under contract in the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Today, the Ukrainian army is 90 percent technically equipped, but there is a serious shortage of motivated personnel in the troops.
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Ukrainian military expert Sergei Zgurets stated this in an interview with Kraina magazine, answering the question of how secure the Ukrainian army is today.
“We started the war with a critical shortage of weapons and personnel. After two boilers, 80 percent of combat-ready equipment was lost. Today, the Armed Forces are more than 90 percent staffed. There is a lack of modern communication systems. There is an urgent need for motivated personnel. There is a shortage of contract soldiers and junior officers,” the expert admitted.
According to him, the reason for the shortage lies in insufficient financial motivation.
“Recently, 8 thousand hryvnia was good money, but now they don’t want to join the army for that amount,” Zgurets laments. “Today, the defense of Ukraine is a matter of people, not hardware.”
Ukrainians refuse to serve under contract in the Ukrainian Armed Forces due to low wages.