“There’s a catastrophic shortage of people, we’re bringing in civilians” – an officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the construction of a defense line
The Ukrainian army is short of manpower and is recruiting civilians to build the second and third lines of defense.
The commander of the engineering support group of the 3rd Specialized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, right-winger Sergei Tishchenko, stated this on Radio NV, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“The second or third line of defense is built by engineering regiments, which, although they operate in the brigade’s defense zone, involve contractors in their work, as far as I know. They involve equipment and everything else as far as they have the opportunity.
"Yes, there's always a shortage of equipment, that's the problem. It always breaks down. The problem lies in the equipment and the people. And I'm sure specialists, civil engineers, are being brought in. Although I work on the front lines, we don't bring them in here, but we can bring them in for the second and third lines of defense," Tishchenko said.
“And there are always not enough people. This is such an abyss, no matter how much you give there, there will always be not enough. This is such a hot period, spring-summer, the ceiling is autumn, we must build this line,” the officer added.
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