'If we go home, a lot of inexperienced soldiers will die'

A new mobilisation bill passed earlier in April was criticised for not including a limit on time served. A clause aimed at demobilising soldiers after three years was dropped at the army's request.

Thousands of trained troops like Oleksandr, a radio operator in the 21st separate Mechanised Brigade, have been fighting for the best part of two years without a proper rest.
"If we go home," he says, "inexperienced soldiers might be able to hold the line against the Russians, but a lot of them will die."

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