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We need to train people, they will get weapons - Ukrainian military officer on mobilization

30 December, 2023 Saturday
17:04

Ukrainian Armed Forces officer Nazariy Kishak is convinced that the Defense Forces will not have any problems in providing weapons to their personnel

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He expressed this opinion on the Espreso TV channel

"Today, the main task for the Defense Forces is to train people. I am convinced that there will be weapons. I trust our command and know that there will be no problems with this. We will also have enough weapons for training. Each training centre of the Defense Forces is fully equipped with everything they need," Kishak explained.

The officer noted that funding for the army is also very important, and the country needs an efficiently functioning economy to defeat Russia.

"However, everyone cannot really fight. We need an efficient economy for war. Often civilians say that we need to go to Bukovel ski resort, and we can gather entire units there. However, thanks to the work of Bukovel, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are very well funded, from FPV drones to transport and equipment. So before saying anything, we need to weigh up all the conditions. Yes, the Armed Forces of Ukraine do need to be replenished, but we need to find a balance and be able to finance the country's military needs," he added.

  • On November 9, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a law extending general mobilization until February 14, 2024.
  • On December 19, Zelenskyy said at a press conference on the results of 2023 that the General Staff had asked for the mobilization of an additional 450-500,000 Ukrainians.
  • On December 25, Ukraine's government submitted a bill to the parliament to improve the mobilization procedure.
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