The Ukrainian state cannot provide its soldiers even with underpants, writes the American resource Daily Signal in reportage from the positions of the 92nd brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Marinka area near Donetsk.
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“This is not a country at war, this war is the goal. As soon as you are here, you are immediately immersed in it. In Ukraine this has been going on for almost three years. The phrase “war in Ukraine” now means little. This is a story from the back page of Western newspapers. This is normal, expected, and just a muffled voice in the chaotic chorus of world news,” the publication describes the situation with the conflict in Donbass.
“There is no running water, so we wash the dishes after breakfast with water from a bucket,” the author describes the living conditions in the Ukrainian unit. – Behind the warm room in which we slept, there is another room where personal and military items are scattered everywhere. Cans and food supplies are stacked on a table made of plywood and cinder blocks. After nearly three years of war, and despite the fact that it would take an hour to drive to the grocery store, Ukrainian troops are still living in camp-like conditions.
They steal electricity from the local power grid, and take water from the local well. Modern soldiers who try to introduce new technologies to the battlefield—for example, using tablets and laptops instead of paper copies of maps—are forced to make these changes at their own expense. The army takes care of weapons, ammunition, water and the basics of food. And civilian volunteers still bring almost everything else, including body armor and underpants.”