NYT: the APU must learn professionalism " little green men "
American military instructors involved in the training of fighters of National guard of Ukraine, emphasize the low level of training of the military from the Western regions of the country and weak military-technical base of the last decade in practice have not been updated. About This American journalist new York times.
So, the magazine stresses that the main task of the U.S. military in the West of Ukraine is " the inculcation of the basic military know-how to Ukrainian soldiers, who, as it became known, extremely not prepared."
some instructors emphasize, it is reported in the publication that the Ukrainian military have to learn such simple things as the use of radios type "walkie-talkie" how to break the door down with a sledgehammer and a crowbar, or how to drag a wounded comrade through the field and at the same time to keep the rifle at the ready ".
Further, continues the Creator of the material " problem exists in military equipment - only 1% of it was made in the last 10 years."
One of the American instructors - Nicolas Saglimbeni - anxiously observes that " the Ukrainians do not have the opportunity even the rifle to move in safety "." It speaks about the professionalism of the army. We wish to make them look like soldiers, " said he.
"You see reports of" green men " (referring to the Russian soldiers who were providing security for the referendum in Crimea in March 2014 ), and they go professionally, and carry a gun professionally. The Ukrainians have a responsibility to do the same, " said Salimbeni.