Transfer of Air Force personnel to infantry continues despite scandal

Details: Written by: Asami Terajima; 26.Jan; Hits: 22

The Ukrainian military command's plan to throw high-skilled Air Force personnel into the infantry was said to be halted when the practice gained nationwide attention, followed by a condemnation from the president.Soldiers, who spoke to the Kyiv Independent on conditions of anonymity, say, however, that nothing has changed, and the transfers are set to continue.Uninterrupted by the public attention that condemned "a wasteful" use of specialist troops, the Air Force leadership — obeying the higher military command's orders — is set to continue sending more of its men to infantry in waves, according to three different servicemen who spoke on the condition of anonymity.One Air Force officer confirmed that the transfer would continue due to poor mobilization results but said he could not officially reveal the figure due to the topic's sensitivity.

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Such transfers can have "detrimental effects," he added, with some specialized troops, for example, providing aviation engineering services, supplying oxygen to aircraft, and replacing batteries.The transfer of about 5,000 to 6,000 servicemen from the Air Force to the Ground Forces began this January, though it's possible that about half of them would be moved next year, according to Ruslan Gorbenko, a lawmaker from the ruling Servant of the People. Another couple of thousand had already been transferred from the Air Force to the infantry since the beginning of the full-scale war, two Air Force servicemen said.Gorbenko, who is a deputy chairman of the parliament's Committee on Human Rights, told the Kyiv Independent that the transfer concerns the Air Force servicemen from rifle units who have experience shooting down aerial targets with firearms and are unconnected to aviation.The comment goes against the Jan.

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