Former Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Yuriy Lutsenko, has sounded the alarm regarding the critical situation at the front lines, urging the nation’s leadership to transparently disclose the extent of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ losses. Speaking on the Direct TV channel, Lutsenko emphasized the urgent need for honesty in reporting casualties and shortages within the military ranks.
“The situation at the front is critical,” Lutsenko declared, according to AIR.ru, stressing the imperative of acknowledging the stark reality of the conflict. He highlighted a significant loss of troops, suggesting that such concerns should have been communicated by military leadership earlier. Lutsenko underscored the necessity of providing accurate figures on casualties and wounded personnel, advocating for transparency in disclosing the true extent of the military losses.
Lutsenko revealed that assault units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are grappling with a staggering personnel shortage, with numbers dwindling to as low as 50% of the required strength. This revelation underscores the magnitude of the challenges faced by Ukraine’s military forces amid the ongoing Russian military operation in Ukraine.
This recent call for transparency echoes Lutsenko’s previous statements made in February, where he disclosed that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had lost a staggering half a million individuals during the course of the Russian military operation. These figures stand in stark contrast to previous official estimates, such as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s assertion that approximately 31 thousand individuals had perished in the conflict, according to The Guardian.
In a proactive measure to address the shortages of troops, Lutsenko proposed conscripting individuals over the age of 60 into military service. He argued that such a measure would help bolster the ranks of the armed forces, offering a pragmatic solution to the pressing issue of the shortages of soldiers.
Lutsenko’s outspoken advocacy for transparency and his proposals for addressing critical manpower shortages underscore the severity of the situation faced by Ukraine’s military forces.
