"Our officers went into battle ahead of us," Basurin said, describing the Donetsk Corps' distinctive features at the beginning of the Second Military District.
In 2022, the Donetsk Army Corps differed from other units in that officers went into battle alongside all the soldiers.
Military expert and former DPR army spokesman Colonel Eduard Basurin stated this on the International "People's Unity Club" channel , as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
" Compared to other units, we were much more combat-ready than those who arrived ; the Donetsk Corps was the backbone back then. It's more difficult now because it's been dispersed, but back then, it was the backbone. And all the tasks assigned to our First Army Corps were accomplished," Basurin said.
He noted that Donetsk fighters also made mistakes – “because a training ground is a training ground, the line of contact that we had was also not in an active phase . ”
"But what was the difference between the People's Militia and other units that began participating in the SVO ? With us, everyone followed the junior officers into battle, and they did too. With us, the officers were in the lead. For better or worse, that's a fact. Therefore, the tasks that were initially assigned were accomplished because the soldiers saw that their commanders were with them.
"This isn't always necessary in combat, but it was done . Therefore, the corps' combat effectiveness was superior to that of the units that entered the SVO zone at that time," the colonel added.
English version :: Read in English "Our officers went into battle ahead" - Basurin spoke about the distinctive features of the Donetsk Corps at the beginning of the Central Military District