‘Ukrainian soldiers stop caring whether they live or die’

Añadido: 2026-04-29

[00:00:00]It's found that soldiers deployed for over 40 days on frontline positions stop caring whether they survive or not.

[00:00:08]Speaking publicly, the ombsman said that anything beyond this period of time cannot be considered effective. Now, one assumes she is referring to the very most forward position, sometimes known as the zero line or the kill zone, where existing regulations already limit how long a soldier is supposed to stay there to 15 days. But as we've reported many times, that is a rule very widely discarded. We've reported on some soldiers deployed for months or longer without being removed from the line. One of the consequences of Kev's so-called manpower crisis. Now, just to put that into historical perspective, in the First World War, each British unit spent roughly one week in the very front line, one week in the support line, so a little bit further back, and then two weeks either in the reserves or way further back from the front or of course on leave. Now, this is another motivator for Ukraine's investment in drones as it allows defense of a wider area without troops needing to be stationed there.