Outgunned and Outnumbered
Peloni: This is a devastating report on conditions in the Ukrainian ranks. The facts surrounding Ukraine’s impossible venture in warring with its formidable neighbor has never really been in doubt, but the combination of Ukrainian and American censors have prevented such a frank discussion of the plight and disgust of Ukrainians for this war. Russia has been poised to negotiate an end to this conflict going back 7 years before it began its invasion. It is time for Ukraine to negotiate a settlement, preserving what remnant is left of its decimated populace and its shattered infrastructure in what is left of the now rumped state of Ukraine. Only the malicious and unstable would advocate doing otherwise.
By Paul E Vallely MG, US Army (Ret) | September 10, 2024
CNN carried out a rare act of journalistic service with its detailed report about how “Outgunned and outnumbered, Ukraine’s military is struggling with low morale and desertion.” It candidly describes the numerous problems afflicting the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) at this pivotal moment in the conflict, as they continue to occupy part of Kursk but are still losing ground in Donbas. Their story introduces a battalion commander who lost most of the 800 men under his control.
This figure couldn’t take it anymore and thus transferred to a cushy military administrative job in Kyiv. When researching their report, he and the five others whom CNN spoke to informed them that “desertion and insubordination are becoming a widespread problem, especially among newly recruited soldiers.”
